Bayworth
village · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bayworth is an Old English name meaning 'bay tree enclosure' or 'farmstead by the bay'. It refers to a settlement associated with bay trees or a bay.
Word origins
- Bay
- Old EnglishAttestedBay tree, laurel(from bēag "ring, bracelet", bēag-trēow "bay tree")
- worth
- Old EnglishEnclosure, farmstead(from worþ "enclosure, homestead")