Paglesham Eastend
village · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Paglesham probably means 'homestead of Pac(c)a's people', from the Old English personal name 'Pac(c)a' and 'hām-tūn'. 'Eastend' indicates its position relative to the main settlement.
Word origins
- Paglesh
- Old EnglishAttestedPac(c)a's people's(from Pac(c)a "personal name", -ingas "people of")
- am
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead(from hām "homestead")
- Eastend
- Old EnglishAttestedeastern part(from ēast "east", ende "end")
Historical forms
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