Etymology

Aldreth

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Today it means: A hamlet near the River Great Ouse in Cambridgeshire, England. Full definition →

Old English alor
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromalor“alder”
  2. English todayAldreth

Ultimately from Old English alor (“alder”) + hȳþ (“harbour, hithe”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishalor all →

alderAldershotAldridgeAldertonEllertonAlderwickAllbrookArtingstall

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