Nuney Green
hamlet · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Nuney Green likely refers to a 'green or common land belonging to nuns'. The name combines 'nunne' (of nuns) with 'eg' (island or dry ground in marshy land) and 'grēne' (green).
Word origins
- Nuney
- Old EnglishAttestedNuns' island/land(from nunne "of nuns", eg "island, dry ground")
- Green
- Old EnglishAttestedgreen, common land(from grēne "green")