Worlebury
suburban area · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Worlebury likely means 'Worr's fortified place'. It combines a personal name with the Old English word 'burh', meaning a fortified place.
Word origins
- Wor
- Old EnglishWorr(from Worr "a personal name")
- lebury
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place(from burh "fortified place")