Fleetend
suburban area · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to the end or extremity of a settlement located by a stream or river ('fleet'). 'Fleet' means stream or tidal inlet.
Word origins
- Fleet
- Old EnglishAttestedstream, tidal inlet(from flēot "stream, estuary")
- End
- Old EnglishAttestedextremity, outlying settlement(from ende "end, extremity")
Historical forms
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