Woodgate
hamlet · West Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This hamlet's name likely combines the Old English 'wudu' (wood) with 'geat' (a gate or entrance). It suggests a gate or entrance leading into a wood.
Word origins
- wudu
- Old EnglishAttestedwood(from wudu "wood")
- geat
- Old EnglishAttestedgate, entrance(from geat "gate, entrance")
Historical forms
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