Kingsholm
suburban area · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely refers to a royal estate or dwelling associated with a king. 'King' denotes a monarch, and 'holm' can refer to an island, a river-meadow, or a piece of dry ground in a marsh.
Word origins
- king
- Old Englishking(from cyning "king")
- holm
- Old Norseisland, river-meadow, dry ground(from holmr "island, river-meadow, dry ground")
Historical forms
cyninges holme