Wellbrook
village · East Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Wellbrook is a settlement located by a stream or brook. It combines the Old English 'wella' (spring, stream) with 'broc' (brook, stream).
Word origins
- Well
- Old EnglishAttestedspring, stream(from wella "spring, stream")
- Brook
- Old EnglishAttestedbrook, stream(from broc "brook, stream")