Brampford Speke
village · Devon
Old EnglishAI-generated
Bramford Speke means 'ford belonging to Breme, associated with the Speke family'. The name combines a personal name and a term for a river crossing, with a later addition identifying the landholding family. It refers to a ford linked to Breme and later the Speke family.
Word origins
- Bram-
- Old EnglishBreme (personal name)(from Brēma "a personal name")
- -ford
- Old Englishford(from ford "ford")
- Speke
- Norman FrenchSpeke family(from de Espeke "from Speke (Lancashire)")
Historical forms
Bremesford · Bremesforde