Widbrook
hamlet · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely means 'brook associated with a bay or settlement'. 'Wic' can mean bay or settlement, and 'broc' means brook or stream.
Word origins
- Wid
- Old EnglishAttestedbay, creek, or settlement(from wīc "dwelling, village, bay, creek")
- Brook
- Old EnglishAttestedbrook, stream(from broc "brook, stream")