Biddestone
village · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This village name means 'Bīda's stone'. It combines a personal name with an Old English term for a stone or boundary marker.
Word origins
- Biddes
- Old EnglishAttestedStone(from Bīda "personal name", stān "stone")
- stone
- Old EnglishStone(from stān "stone")
Historical forms
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