Nunkeeling
hamlet · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Nunkeeling is an Old English name meaning 'the nuns' cell or small church'. It is derived from 'nunne' (of nuns) and 'cēl' (cell, small church or chapel).
Word origins
- Nunkeeling
- Old EnglishAttestedNuns' cell or chapel(from nunne "of nuns", cēl "cell, chapel")