Normans' Bay
village · East Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Normans' Bay likely denotes a bay associated with Normans. The name combines the Old English term 'Normann' (meaning Norman) with 'bæc' (meaning stream or brook, but here possibly referring to a bay or inlet).
Word origins
- Normans'
- Old Englishbelonging to the Normans(from Normann "Norseman, Norman")
- Bay
- Old Englishbay or inlet(from bæc "stream, brook")
Historical forms
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