Oxbridge
suburban area · Stockton-on-Tees
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Oxbridge is an Old English name, meaning 'the bridge where oxen were crossed' or 'the bridge near the ox-ford'. 'Oxen' refers to the animals, and 'bridge' is a structure over a river or obstacle.
Word origins
- Ox
- Old EnglishAttestedox(from oxa "ox")
- bridge
- Old EnglishAttestedbridge(from brycg "bridge")