Chicklade Bottom
valley · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Chicklade Bottom is likely named after an Old English personal name, possibly 'Cicca', and the word 'lade', meaning a watercourse or channel. The 'Bottom' element signifies a valley. It refers to a valley with a watercourse associated with Cicca.
Word origins
- Chicklade
- Old EnglishCicca's watercourse(from Cicca "personal name", lade "watercourse")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from botm "valley")