Holywell
hamlet · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Holywell likely refers to a well with religious significance or a spring believed to have healing properties. It combines the Old English words for holy and well.
Word origins
- Holy
- Old EnglishAttestedholy, sacred(from hálig "holy, sacred")
- well
- Old EnglishAttestedwell, spring(from wella "well, spring")