Bateman's Dingle
valley · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name is composed of an Old English personal name, 'Bát', and the Old English word 'mann', meaning 'man'. The 'Dingle' element, meaning a small, steep-sided valley, is of Old English origin. It refers to a valley belonging to or associated with a man named Bát.
Word origins
- Batemans
- Old EnglishBelonging to Bát the man(from Bát "Boat", mann "Man")
- dingle
- Old EnglishSmall, steep-sided valley(from dingel "Valley")