Dean's Bottom
valley · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a valley. 'Dean's' indicates possession, likely belonging to a person named Dean. 'Bottom' is a common topographical term in Northern England, referring to the lowest part of a valley.
Word origins
- Dean's
- Old Englishbelonging to Dean(from Dena "of Dean")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley floor(from botm "bottom, lowest part")
Historical forms
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