Court Henry
village · Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire
Norman FrenchSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name likely derives from a Norman French personal name and the Old English word 'hām', meaning homestead or village. It indicates a settlement associated with a person named Henry, established after the Norman Conquest.
Word origins
- Court
- Norman Frenchcourt, manor(from cort "court, enclosure")
- Henry
- Norman Frenchpersonal name(from He(i)nri "home ruler")
- hām
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, village(from hām "homestead, village")
Historical forms
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