Malpas
suburban area · Casnewydd - Newport
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Malpas is derived from Old English 'mæl' meaning meeting place or boundary and 'paes' meaning path. It refers to a path at a meeting place or boundary.
Word origins
- Mal
- Old Englishmeeting place, boundary(from mæl "meeting place, boundary")
- pas
- Old Englishpath(from paes "path")
