Bowerchalke
village · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name is thought to mean 'Bofa's chalk down'. It combines a personal name with the Old English word for chalk and a topographical term.
Word origins
- Bofa
- Old Englisha personal name
- cealc
- Old Englishchalk
- hæc
- Old Englishenclosure, hedge