Cornham Brake
valley · Somerset
Old EnglishAI-generated
Cornham Brake is likely composed of Old English elements. 'Corn' could refer to grain or a horn shape, and 'ham' means settlement or homestead. 'Brake' refers to a thicket or area of rough ground.
Word origins
- Corn
- Old Englishgrain, horn shape(from corn "grain", horn "horn")
- Ham
- Old Englishhomestead, village(from hām "homestead, village")
- Brake
- Old Englishthicket, rough ground(from bræc "broken ground, thicket")