Lower Failand
hamlet · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Lower Failand probably means 'the lower farmstead or village by the fen'. It combines the Old English 'fenn' meaning 'fen' or 'marsh' with 'land' meaning 'farmstead' or 'village'. The 'Lower' prefix distinguishes it from a higher settlement.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishsituated below or to the south of another place(from lūwar "lower")
- Failand
- Old EnglishAttestedfen farmstead(from fenn "fen, marsh", land "farmstead, village, estate")
Historical forms
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