Micklehurst
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Micklehurst is an Old English name meaning 'large wood' or 'large clearing in a wood'. It refers to a significant wooded area or a clearing within one.
Word origins
- Mickle
- Old EnglishAttestedgreat, large(from micel "great, large")
- hurst
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, wooded hillock(from hyrst "wood, wooded hillock")