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Mappowder

village · Dorset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Mappowder is believed to be named from an Old English personal name, 'Mæppa', and a topographical term meaning 'valley' or 'hollow'.

Word origins

Mæppa
Old EnglishPersonal name(from Mæppa "Personal name")
ofer
Old EnglishValley, hollow(from ofer "Valley, hollow")

Historical forms

Mappedre (1086)