Wood End
hamlet · Central Bedfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name means 'the end of the wood' or 'the far end of the settlement from the wood'. It indicates a location at the edge of a wooded area.
Word origins
- Wood
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, forest(from wudu "wood, forest")
- End
- Old EnglishAttestedend, extremity(from ende "end, extremity")