Dimlands
hamlet · Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Dimlands probably refers to 'Dymma's land' or 'land in a dim/dark place'. The first part could be a personal name or descriptive, and the second element denotes an area of land.
Word origins
- Dim-
- Old Englishpersonal name Dymma or dim/dark(from Dymma "personal name", dimm "dark, dim")
- lands
- Old Englishland(from land "land, territory")