Worthington's Flash
lake or loch · Cheshire West and Chester
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a flash (a body of water) named after a person called Worthington. The settlement name is of Old English origin, meaning 'Wulfhere's settlement'.
Word origins
- Worthington
- Old EnglishAttestedWulfhere's settlement(from Wulfhere "personal name", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
- Flash
- Old Englishbody of water, flood(from flæsc "flesh, meat", flēogan "to fly, flow")