Claverhambury
hamlet · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Claverhambury is an Old English name likely meaning 'burdock farmstead or village'. It combines the word for burdock with a term for a settlement.
Word origins
- Claver
- Old EnglishAttestedburdock(from clate "burdock")
- hambury
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from ham "homestead, village", burh "fortified place, town")