Beamish
village · County Durham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Beamish is an Old English name meaning 'settlement by the stream'. It refers to a village located near a stream or brook.
Word origins
- Beam
- Old EnglishStream, brook(from bæm "stream, brook")
- ish
- Old EnglishAttestedSettlement, village(from wīc "settlement, village")
Historical forms
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