Brockholes Dean
valley · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a valley or hollow where badgers and their setts are found. It combines the Old English 'brocc' (badger), 'hol' (hole, cave), and 'denu' (valley, den).
Word origins
- Brock
- Old EnglishAttestedbadger(from brocc "badger")
- holes
- Old EnglishAttestedholes, caves(from hol "hole, cave")
- Dean
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, den(from denu "valley, den")