Boar's Bottom
valley · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name suggests a valley bottom that was either a habitat for wild boars or named in relation to them. 'Bottom' refers to the lowest part of a valley.
Word origins
- Boar's
- Old EnglishAttestedbelonging to a wild boar(from bār "boar")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley floor(from botm "bottom")