Elveden
village · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Elveden is thought to mean 'valley of the wild boar'. It is derived from the Old English 'elfe' meaning 'wild boar' and 'denu' meaning 'valley'.
Word origins
- Elv
- Old Englishwild boar(from elfe "wild boar")
- eden
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from denu "valley")