Callow End
village · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Callow End is an Old English name meaning 'the end of the bare hill'. It describes a settlement located at the extremity of a treeless or bald hill.
Word origins
- cal(h)
- Old Englishbare, bald(from cal(h) "bare, bald")
- hlaw
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hlaw "hill")
- end
- Old EnglishAttestedend(from ende "end")