Oaken Clough
valley · Derbyshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines the Old English word 'acen' meaning 'oaken' with 'clough', a term for a ravine or steep-sided valley. It describes a ravine with oak trees.
Word origins
- Oaken
- Old EnglishAttestedmade of oak(from acen "oaken")
- clough
- Old EnglishAttestedravine, steep-sided valley(from cloh "ravine, steep-sided valley")