Mapperley
village · Derbyshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The village name Mapperley likely derives from an Old English personal name and a topographical term. It suggests a clearing or woodland associated with a person named 'Mapel'.
Word origins
- Mapel
- Old EnglishAttestedMaple tree(from Mapel "Maple tree")
- leah
- Old EnglishAttestedWoodland clearing(from lēah "Woodland clearing")
Historical forms
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