Hartwood
suburban area · Lancashire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Hartwood likely refers to a wood or forest where harts (male deer) were found. It is composed of the Old English 'heorot' (hart) and 'wudu' (wood).
Word origins
- Hart
- Old EnglishAttestedhart, stag(from heorot "hart, stag")
- wood
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, forest(from wudu "wood, forest")