Wentwood
hill or mountain · Monmouthshire [Sir Fynwy]/Newport · 309m
Marilyn
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Wentwood likely means 'the wood of the river Went'. The river name itself is of uncertain origin, possibly Brittonic.
Word origins
- Went
- Unknownriver name
- wood
- Old EnglishAttestedforest, wood(from wudu "wood")
Historical forms
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