East Dundry
hamlet · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
East Dundry means 'eastern settlement near the hill'. It combines 'ēast' (east) with the Old English 'dūn' (hill) and 'ēg' (island, or possibly a variant of 'ēa' meaning river or land by a river).
Word origins
- East
- Old Englisheast(from ēast "east")
- Dundry
- Old EnglishAttestedhill-land or island near a hill(from dūn "hill", ēg "island, land by river")