Halton Lea
suburban area · Halton
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines 'Halton', meaning a settlement in a hollow, with 'lea', an Old English word for a clearing or meadow. It suggests a settlement in a clearing within a hollow or sheltered area.
Word origins
- Halton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement in a hollow(from hæl "hollow, sheltered", tün "settlement, farmstead")
- Lea
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from léah "clearing, meadow")