Wolsingham
town · County Durham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Wolsingham likely means 'Wulf's people's settlement'. It combines a personal name with Old English terms for people and settlement.
Word origins
- Wulf
- Old EnglishAttesteda personal name(from Wulf "a personal name")
- ing
- Old Englishpeople, followers of(from ing "people, followers of")
- hām
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, village(from hām "homestead, village")
Historical forms
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