Crowthorne
town · Bracknell Forest
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Crowthorne probably means 'crow thorn bush'. It is formed from the Old English 'crāwe' (crow) and 'þorn' (thorn).
Word origins
- Crow
- Old EnglishAttestedcrow(from crāwe "crow")
- thorne
- Old Englishthorn bush(from þorn "thorn bush")
Historical forms
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