Burdrop
village · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Burdrop likely means 'a farmstead or hamlet near a fortified place or settlement', derived from Old English 'burh' (fortified place) and 'drop' (hamlet, farmstead).
Word origins
- Burdrop
- Old EnglishAttestedhamlet near a fortified place(from burh "fortified place, settlement", drop "hamlet, farmstead")