Regent Street
settlement · County Durham
Norman FrenchAI-generated
Regent Street is a modern name, likely named in honour of a royal regent. The term 'street' is of Old English origin, but the 'Regent' element points to a later, possibly Norman French or even later, naming convention.
Word origins
- Regent
- Norman Frenchruler acting as regent(from regent "ruler")
- Street
- Old Englishstreet(from strǣt "street, road")