Nailsea
town · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Nailsea is an Old English name meaning 'Nægles's enclosure'. The first element is a personal name, and 'ea' refers to an enclosure or pasture.
Word origins
- Nægles
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Nægel "personal name")
- ea
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosure, pasture(from ēg "island, pasture")
Historical forms
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