Clandown Bottom
valley · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Clandown Bottom is likely an Old English name. 'Clandun' could refer to a 'clan's down' or a 'clean down', and 'bottom' refers to a valley or low-lying ground.
Word origins
- Clandown
- Old Englishclan's down or clean down(from clán "clan, family", dūn "down, hill")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, low ground(from botm "bottom, valley")