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Edial

village · Staffordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This place name likely means 'the dwelling or settlement on the edge'. It is derived from the Old English 'ecg' (edge) and 'hīl' (hill, or possibly 'hīel' meaning dwelling).

Word origins

Edi
Old Englishedge(from ecg "edge")
al
Old Englishdwelling(from hīel "dwelling, habitation")

Historical forms

Edgialle · Edgial