South Cave
town · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
South Cave means 'the southern settlement by the cave'. It distinguishes it from North Cave and refers to a nearby cave or hollow.
Word origins
- sūþ
- Old Englishsouth(from sūþ "south")
- caf
- Old Englishcave, hollow(from caf "cave")
Historical forms
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