Courtsend
village · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This place name means 'the end of the court' or 'the end of the enclosure'. It likely refers to a boundary or a specific location at the edge of a manor or a fortified area.
Word origins
- Court
- Old Englishcourt, enclosure(from curt "court, enclosure")
- end
- Old EnglishAttestedend, extremity(from ende "end, extremity")