Mapperley
suburban area · City of Nottingham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely means 'Mappa's clearing'. It combines the Old English personal name 'Mappa' with '-ley', meaning 'woodland clearing'.
Word origins
- Mapper
- Old EnglishMappa's(from Mappa "personal name", -er "possessive suffix")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland clearing(from lēah "woodland clearing")