Warleigh
hamlet · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely means a clearing or pasture associated with a weir or dam. The 'lēah' element signifies a clearing or woodland pasture.
Word origins
- War
- Old Englishweir or dam(from waru "weir, dam")
- leigh
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, pasture(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")