Dowlesgreen
suburban area · Wokingham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name Dowlesgreen likely combines the Old English 'dūn', meaning 'hill' or 'down', with 'lēah', meaning 'woodland clearing', and 'grēne', meaning 'green'. It suggests a green clearing in a woodland on a hill.
Word origins
- dūn
- Old Englishhill, down(from dūn "hill")
- lēah
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland clearing(from lēah "clearing")
- grēne
- Old EnglishAttestedgreen(from grēne "green")