Brockendon Bottom
valley · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a valley floor near a hill or ridge associated with badgers. It combines the Old English 'brocc' (badger), 'dun' (hill, down), and 'botm' (bottom, valley floor).
Word origins
- Brock
- Old EnglishAttestedbadger(from brocc "badger")
- don
- Old Englishhill, down(from dun "hill, down")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley floor(from botm "bottom, valley floor")