Meresborough
hamlet · Medway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Meresborough is an Old English name, likely meaning 'fortified place by the lake or boundary'. 'Mære' means lake or boundary, and 'burh' refers to a fortified place.
Word origins
- Mere-
- Old Englishlake or boundary(from mære "lake, boundary")
- borough
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place(from burh "fort, fortified place, town")
Historical forms
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