Nursteed
hamlet · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Nursteed is an Old English place name meaning 'the steading or farmstead near the north'. It combines 'norð' (north) with 'stede' (place, farmstead).
Word origins
- Nursteed
- Old EnglishAttestedNorthern steading or farmstead(from norð "north", stede "place, farmstead")