Boarshurst
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Boarshurst is an Old English name, likely meaning 'a pigsty or enclosure for boars' combined with 'hyrst', meaning a wooded hill or copse. It describes a location with woodland and possibly related to pigs.
Word origins
- Boar
- Old EnglishAttestedboar(from bār "boar")
- hurst
- Old EnglishAttestedwooded hill, copse(from hyrst "wooded hill, copse")
Historical forms
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