Marsden
village
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Marsden likely means 'marsh valley'. It combines the Old English 'mersc' meaning 'marsh' with 'denu' meaning 'valley'.
Word origins
- Mars
- Old EnglishAttestedmarsh(from mersc "marsh")
- den
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from denu "valley")
Historical forms
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