Hambleden
village · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Hambleden means 'the valley of Hala's people' or 'the valley in the nook'. It combines a personal name or descriptive term with the Old English word for valley.
Word origins
- Ham
- Old EnglishPossibly a personal name 'Hala' or 'healh' meaning 'nook' or 'corner'.(from Hala "personal name", healh "nook, corner")
- den
- Old Englishvalley(from dæn "valley")
Historical forms
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