Benthall
village · Shropshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Benthall is derived from the Old English 'beonet', meaning bent-grass, and 'halh', meaning a nook or hollow. It describes a hollow where bent-grass grows.
Word origins
- Ben
- Old EnglishAttestedbent-grass(from beonet "bent-grass")
- thall
- Old EnglishAttestednook, hollow(from halh "nook, hollow")
Historical forms
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