Battisford
village · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Battisford likely means 'Bættel's ford'. It is composed of a personal name and the Old English word 'ford', meaning a shallow place in a river. The settlement was probably named after its founder or a significant inhabitant.
Word origins
- Battis
- Old Englishof Bættel(from Bættel "a personal name")
- ford
- Old Englishford(from ford "ford")
Historical forms
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