Shiphay
suburban area · Torbay
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely means 'enclosure or farmstead associated with ships'. It could refer to a place where ships were built or repaired, or a farm near the coast.
Word origins
- Ship
- Old EnglishAttestedship(from scip "ship")
- hay
- Old Englishenclosure, hedged farmstead(from hæg "enclosure, hedge")