Clavelshay
hamlet · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Clavelshay is an Old English name possibly meaning 'island or marshland associated with burdock'. It combines the word for burdock with a term for a low-lying area.
Word origins
- Clavel
- Old EnglishAttestedburdock(from clate "burdock")
- shay
- Old EnglishAttestedisland, marshland(from eg "island, marshland")