Purn
hamlet · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Purn may derive from an Old English personal name, possibly Pura, and 'ham', meaning a homestead or village. It would signify the homestead of Pura.
Word origins
- Pura
- Old Englisha personal name(from Pura "a personal name")
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, village(from *hām "homestead, village")