Polesden Lacey
hamlet · Surrey
Old EnglishAI-generated
Polesden Lacey is a compound name. 'Polesden' likely refers to a 'valley belonging to a person named Pol(a)', from an Old English personal name and 'denu' (valley). 'Lacey' is a Norman French addition, referring to the de Lacey family who held the manor.
Word origins
- Pole
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Pol(a) "personal name")
- den
- Old Englishvalley(from denu "valley")
- Lacey
- Norman Frenchfamily name(from de Lacey "from Lassy (Normandy)")
Historical forms
Polesdene · Polesdon