Studley Green
suburban area · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines 'stubbe', meaning tree stump, with 'lēah', meaning clearing or meadow, and 'grēne', meaning green. It refers to a green clearing with tree stumps.
Word origins
- stubbe
- Old EnglishAttestedtree stump(from stubb "tree stump")
- lēah
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing, meadow")
- grēne
- Old EnglishAttestedgreen(from grēne "green")