Melcha Bottom
valley · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines 'mæl' (a mark or boundary) with 'tun' (a settlement or farmstead) and 'botm' (bottom of a valley). It likely refers to a settlement at the bottom of a valley near a boundary.
Word origins
- Melcha
- Old EnglishAttestedboundary settlement(from mæl "mark, boundary", tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley bottom(from botm "valley bottom")