Lees Bottom
valley · Derbyshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to a valley or hollow, likely named after a place called 'Lee'. 'Bottom' is a Southern English term for a valley or hollow.
Word origins
- Lees
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "wood, clearing, meadow")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, hollow(from botm "bottom, valley")
Historical forms
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