Boughton Malherbe
hamlet · Kent
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name means 'the farmstead or village by the beech tree', with 'Malherbe' being a Norman family name. The settlement was likely distinguished by a prominent beech tree.
Word origins
- Bough
- Old Englishbeech tree(from bōc "beech tree")
- ton
- Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tūn "enclosed place, farmstead, village")
- Malherbe
- Norman Frenchfamily name(from Malherbe "bad herb (a Norman surname)")