Fleet-Downs
suburban area · Kent
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name refers to downs or hills near a stream or river ('fleet'). 'Fleet' is an Old English word for a stream or tidal inlet.
Word origins
- Fleet
- Old Englishstream, tidal inlet(from flēot "stream, estuary")
- Downs
- Old Englishhills, high open land(from dūn "hill, down")
Historical forms
Fletdown · Fleet Downs