Blackmoor
hamlet · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a dark or black moorland area. Moors are typically open, uncultivated tracts of land, often covered with heather.
Word origins
- Black
- Old Englishdark, black(from blæc "dark, black")
- moor
- Old Englishmoor, heathland(from mūr "moor, heathland")