Hurst House Delf
lake or loch · Lancashire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hurst House Delf is named after a house near a wood or thicket ('hurst'), with 'delf' referring to a quarry or pit.
Word origins
- Hurst
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, wooded hillock(from hyrst "wood, wooded hillock")
- House
- Old EnglishAttestedhouse(from hūs "house")
- Delf
- Old EnglishAttestedquarry, pit(from delf "quarry, pit")