Mapplewell
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely means 'Mappa's well'. It combines the Old English personal name 'Mappa' with 'wella', meaning 'spring' or 'well'.
Word origins
- Mapple
- Old EnglishAttestedMappa's(from Mappa "personal name", -el "possessive suffix")
- well
- Old EnglishAttestedspring, well(from wella "spring, well")