Paradise Bottom
valley · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name is a descriptive term, likely given to a pleasant or idyllic valley. 'Paradise' is a loanword from Hebrew via Greek and Latin, and 'Bottom' is an Old English word for a valley.
Word origins
- Paradise
- LatinParadise(from paradisus "paradise")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedValley(from botm "valley")