Foxendown
hamlet · Kent
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a down or open land associated with foxes. 'Fox' refers to the animal, and 'end' might be a corruption or a variant of 'down'.
Word origins
- Fox
- Old EnglishAttestedfox(from fox "fox")
- end
- Old EnglishAttestedend, extremity(from ende "end")