Owlsmoor
suburban area · Bracknell Forest
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Owlsmoor is an Old English name, meaning 'the moor or heath where owls are found'. 'Moor' refers to open, uncultivated land, and 'owls' refers to the birds.
Word origins
- Owls
- Old EnglishAttestedowls(from ūle "owl")
- moor
- Old Englishmoor, heath(from mōr "moor, waste land")