Wishmoor Bottom
valley · Bracknell Forest
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name likely refers to a valley ('bottom') near a marsh or bog ('moor'). 'Wish' might be a variant of 'Wisp', referring to marsh gas, or a personal name.
Word origins
- Wish
- Old Englishpossibly 'wisp' (marsh gas) or personal name(from wisce "marsh, bog")
- moor
- Old Englishmarsh, fen, heathland(from mōr "marsh, fen, heathland")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, low ground(from botm "valley, low ground")