Forest Green
village · Surrey
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name means 'the green area within the forest'. It combines the Old English 'forest' with 'ge green', meaning 'green space'.
Word origins
- Forest
- Old EnglishAttestedforest, woodland(from forest "forest")
- Green
- Old Englishgreen space, common(from ge green "green space")
Historical forms
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