Runwell
village · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Runwell is likely an Old English name meaning 'settlement on the stream' or 'Rōna's settlement'.
Word origins
- Run
- Old EnglishAttestedstream or a personal name Rōna(from rūn "secret, mystery", rinn "stream", Rōna "personal name")
- well
- Old EnglishAttestedspring or stream(from wella "spring, well")
Historical forms
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