Horsenden
hamlet · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hamlet's name means 'horse hill' in Old English, referring to a hill associated with horses.
Word origins
- hors
- Old EnglishAttestedhorse(from hors "horse")
- denu
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, hill(from denu "valley, hill")