Backwell Green
hamlet · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Backwell Green is an Old English name. 'Backwell' likely means 'the back stream' or 'stream at the rear'. 'Green' refers to a village green or common area.
Word origins
- Back
- Old Englishrear, behind
- well
- Old Englishstream, spring
- Green
- Old Englishvillage green, common land