Crabtree
suburban area · City of Plymouth
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Crabtree likely refers to a tree where crabs (wild apples) grew, or a place associated with a person named Crab. 'Crab' can be a personal name or refer to the wild apple, and 'tree' is self-explanatory.
Word origins
- Crab
- Old EnglishAttestedPersonal name or wild apple(from Crabba "Personal name", crabba "crab apple")
- tree
- Old EnglishAttestedTree(from trēow "tree")