Runhall
hamlet · Norfolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Runhall is an Old English name, likely meaning 'settlement by the rushes' or 'settlement of Runa'. It combines 'rūn' (rushes or personal name Runa) with 'hōl' (hollow) or 'halh' (nook, corner of land).
Word origins
- Run-
- Old EnglishAttestedrushes or personal name Runa(from rūn "rushes", Runa "personal name")
- -hall
- Old EnglishAttestedhollow or nook(from hōl "hollow", halh "nook, corner of land")