Dogslade Bottom
valley · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely combines the Old English word 'dōd' (foolish person) with 'slade' and 'bottom'. 'Slade' refers to a long, narrow valley or depression, and 'bottom' to the valley floor.
Word origins
- Dogslade
- Old Englishfoolish person's slade(from dōd "foolish person, simpleton", slæd "valley, depression")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley floor(from botm "valley floor")