Mearns
hamlet · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Mearns is a hamlet likely named after a 'mær' or boundary, possibly near a marsh. The Old English 'mære' can mean boundary or marsh.
Word origins
- Mearns
- Old Englishboundary, marsh(from mære "boundary, marsh")
Historical forms
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