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Kelmscott

village · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Kelmscott is an Old English name meaning 'cottage by a spring'. It combines 'kel' (spring) with 'cot' (cottage) and 'eg' (island or dry ground in marsh).

Word origins

Kel
Old Englishspring(from ceal "spring")
scott
Old Englishcottage(from cot "cottage")
eg
Old Englishisland, dry ground(from eg "island, dry ground in marsh")