Depden
village · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name means 'farmstead or village on the slope'. It is derived from the Old English 'dīpe' meaning 'deep' or 'slope' and 'denu' meaning 'valley', possibly referring to a deep valley.
Word origins
- Dep
- Old Englishdeep or slope(from dīpe "deep, slope")
- den
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from denu "valley")
Historical forms
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