Breach
hamlet · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'bræc', meaning a broken piece of land or a marshy area. It refers to a piece of broken or marshy ground.
Word origins
- bræc
- Old EnglishBroken ground, marshy area(from bræc "broken ground, marsh")