Faygate
village · West Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Faygate means 'the gate or road frequented by fawns'. It combines the Old English 'fāg' (fawn) with 'gata' (gate or road).
Word origins
- Fay
- Old EnglishAttestedfawn(from fāg "fawn")
- gate
- Old Englishgate, road(from gata "gate, road")
Historical forms
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