Etymology

Almondsbury

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6084). Full definition →

Middle English Almondesbury ← Old English *Æþelmōdes burh
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  1. Old English · inherited from*Æþelmōdes burh
  2. Middle English · inherited fromAlmondesbury
  3. English todayAlmondsbury

Inherited from Middle English Almondesbury, modification of earlier Almodesbury, from Old English *Æþelmōdes burh, from Æþelmōd (a personal name) + burh (“fortress, town”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.