Calfpasture Dene
valley · County Durham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Calfpasture Dene likely combines Old English 'cald' (cold) or 'calf' with 'pæstir' (pasture) and 'denu' (valley). It describes a cold pasture valley or a valley used for grazing calves.
Word origins
- Calfpasture
- Old EnglishAttestedcalf pasture(from calf "calf", pæstir "pasture")
- Dene
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from denu "valley")