Berkhamsted
town · Hertfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Berkhamsted means 'the homestead of Berica's people', from the Old English personal name 'Berica', '-ingas' meaning followers, and 'tun' meaning settlement. It signifies the settlement of Berica's followers.
Word origins
- Berica
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Berica "personal name")
- ingas
- Old EnglishAttestedfollowers of(from ingas "followers of, people of")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tun "settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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