Hatley St George
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name means 'the clearing frequented by hares', with 'St George' referring to a later dedication of the church. It combines the Old English word for hare with a term for a woodland clearing.
Word origins
- Hæcc
- Old Englishhare(from hæra "hare")
- lēah
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland clearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")
- Seint George
- Norman FrenchSaint George(from seint "saint", George "George")
Historical forms
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