Mapperley Park
suburban area · City of Nottingham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines 'Mapperley', likely meaning 'Mappa's clearing' (from Old English 'Mappa' + 'lēah'), with 'park', from Old French 'parc', meaning an enclosed area.
Word origins
- Mapperley
- Old EnglishAttestedMappa's clearing(from Mappa "personal name", lēah "woodland clearing")
- Park
- Norman Frenchenclosed area, pleasure ground(from parc "enclosure, park")