Popeswood
suburban area · Bracknell Forest
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Popeswood is likely a wood or forest associated with a person named Pope or with a place belonging to the church (Old English 'pāpa' meaning pope). It combines 'pāpa' with 'wudu' (wood, forest).
Word origins
- Pope
- Old Englishpope, priest(from pāpa "pope, priest")
- wood
- Old EnglishAttestedforest(from wudu "wood, forest")