Bowshaw
suburban area · Derbyshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely means 'Bofa's shaw' or 'shaw near ash trees', combining an Old English personal name 'Bofa' with 'sceaga', meaning a small wood or copse. It refers to a wood or copse associated with Bofa or ash trees.
Word origins
- Bow
- Old EnglishAttestedBofa's settlement(from Bofa "Personal name")
- shaw
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall wood, copse(from sceaga "small wood, copse")