East Scrape

lake or loch · Suffolk

Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements

This name refers to a scrape (a marshy or boggy area) located to the east. 'East' is a directional adjective.

Word origins

East
Old EnglishEastern(from ēast "east")
Scrape
Old EnglishMarshy or boggy area(from scræp "scraping, hollow, marshy ground")

Historical forms

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