Blackbird's Bottom
valley · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a valley that is black or dark, possibly named after a person or feature called Blackbird. 'Bottom' denotes a low-lying area or valley.
Word origins
- Blackbird's
- Old Englishbelonging to Blackbird(from blæc "black", bird "bird", 's "possessive suffix")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, low-lying ground(from botm "bottom, base")