Start
hamlet · Devon
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Start is likely a topographical name referring to a steep slope or a place where a river begins. It could derive from 'steort', meaning a tail or tongue of land, or a steep slope.
Word origins
- Start
- Old EnglishAttestedtail of land, steep slope(from steort "tail, tongue of land; steep slope")