Oakengates
suburban area · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
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 EnglishAttestedoak tree(from āc "oak")
- ing
- Old Englishbelonging to a tribe or person named Ing(from Ing "a tribal name or personal name")
- gates
- Old EnglishAttestedgate, gap(from geat "gate")
Historical forms
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