Cockcrow Bottom
valley · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a valley where a cock crowed at dawn. 'Bottom' is a term for a valley.
Word origins
- Cockcrow
- Old Englishthe crowing of a cock(from cocc "cock, rooster", crāw "crow")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from botm "bottom, valley")