Snaresbrook
suburban area · Greater London
Old EnglishAI-generated
Snaresbrook is thought to derive from an Old English personal name, 'Snare', combined with 'broc', meaning a stream or brook. It signifies a brook associated with a person named Snare.
Word origins
- Snares
- Old EnglishSnare's (possessive)(from Snara "personal name")
- Brook
- Old Englishbrook, stream(from brōc "brook, stream")
Historical forms
Snarbroc