Holywell
village · Central Bedfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name means 'holy spring' or 'sacred spring', from 'hālig' (holy) and 'wella' (spring, stream). It refers to a spring with religious significance, possibly a place of pilgrimage or healing.
Word origins
- Holy
- Old EnglishAttestedsacred, consecrated(from hālig "holy, sacred")
- well
- Old EnglishAttestedspring, stream(from wella "spring, stream")
Historical forms
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