Beechdown
suburban area · Torbay
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name Beechdown likely refers to a down or open, hilly ground where beech trees grow. It combines the Old English word for the beech tree with the term for a hilly area.
Word origins
- Beech
- Old EnglishAttestedbeech tree(from bēce "beech tree")
- down
- Old Englishdown, open hilly ground(from dūn "down, hill")