Henstead
village · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Henstead means 'the hen's steading' or 'the farmstead where hens are kept'. It is derived from Old English 'henn' (hen) and 'stede' (place, farmstead).
Word origins
- hen
- Old EnglishAttestedhen(from henn "hen")
- stead
- Old EnglishAttestedplace, farmstead(from stede "place, farmstead")