Avon Gorge
valley · North Somerset
Pre-CelticSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
The name 'Avon' is a common river name in Britain, derived from a Pre-Celtic word meaning 'river'. 'Gorge' is a French term for a narrow valley.
Word origins
- Avon
- Pre-Celticriver(from abonā "river")
- Gorge
- Norman Frenchnarrow valley(from gorger "to swallow, to gorge")