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Elcot

hamlet · West Berkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This place name probably combines an Old English personal name with the word 'cot', meaning cottage or dwelling. It suggests a dwelling associated with someone named Ælf or a similar Old English personal name.

Word origins

El-
Old EnglishPersonal name element(from ælf "elf")
cot
Old Englishcottage(from cot "cottage, dwelling")