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Hopwas

village · Staffordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Hopwas is a village name possibly meaning 'the dwelling or settlement in the valley'. 'Hop' refers to a sheltered valley, and 'was' might derive from 'was' meaning dwelling or 'wæsse' meaning marsh.

Word origins

Hop
Old Englishsheltered valley, plain(from hop "enclosed space, valley")
was
Old Englishdwelling, marsh(from was "dwelling", wæsse "marsh")

Historical forms

Hopwas