Greenless
valley · County Durham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a green clearing or meadow. 'Green' describes the colour, and 'Lee' is a clearing or meadow.
Word origins
- Green
- Old EnglishAttestedgreen(from grēne "green")
- less
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "wood, clearing, meadow")