Oakengates
suburban area · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name combines Old English 'āc' meaning 'oak' with 'inga' (genitive plural of 'ing', a tribal name or personal name) and 'geat' meaning 'gate' or 'gap'. It could mean 'the gate of the people of the oak' or 'the gap associated with the oak'.
Word origins
- Oak
- Old Englishoak tree(from āc "oak")
- ing
- Old Englishbelonging to a tribe or person named Ing(from Ing "a tribal name or personal name")
- gates
- Old Englishgate, gap(from geat "gate")
Historical forms
Okenegate