Bleadon
village · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Bleadon likely means 'broad hill'. It describes a prominent, wide hill in the landscape.
Word origins
- Blēd
- Old Englishbroad(from blēd "broad, wide")
- dūn
- Old Englishhill(from dūn "hill, down")
Historical forms
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