Whiteshoot Bottom
valley · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a valley ('bottom') near a white shoot or slope. 'Shoot' can mean a new growth or a steep descent.
Word origins
- Whiteshoot
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite shoot/slope(from hwīt "white", scēot "shoot, slope")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, low-lying ground(from botm "bottom")