Woodhouses
hamlet · Staffordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Woodhouses is an Old English name meaning 'houses in or by a wood'. It indicates a settlement comprising multiple dwellings located near a wooded area.
Word origins
- wudu
- Old EnglishAttestedwood(from wudu "wood")
- hūs
- Old EnglishAttestedhouses(from hūs "houses")
Historical forms
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