Enchmarsh
hamlet · Shropshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Enchmarsh likely combines an Old English personal name, Eanstan, with the Old English word 'mersc', meaning marsh or fen. It indicates a marsh associated with Eanstan.
Word origins
- Eanstan
- Old EnglishAttestedpersonal name(from ean "young animal, lamb", stan "stone")
- mersc
- Old EnglishAttestedmarsh, fen(from mersc "marsh")
Historical forms
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