Postlip
settlement · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Postlip is an Old English name meaning 'post by the stream'. 'Post' likely refers to a boundary marker or a post, and 'lip' is thought to derive from 'lēap', meaning a basket or enclosure, or possibly related to a stream.
Word origins
- Post
- Old Englishpost, boundary marker(from post "post")
- lip
- Old Englishstream, enclosure(from lēap "basket, enclosure")