Garsome Dale
valley · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Garsome Dale is a valley name, likely of Old Norse origin. 'Gar' could refer to a spear or a boundary, and 'dale' means valley. 'some' might be a corruption or a secondary element.
Word origins
- Gar
- Old Norsespear or boundary(from *geirr* "spear")
- some
- Unknownuncertain element
- dale
- Old Norsevalley(from *dalr* "valley")