The story
- Old English · derived fromæsċ“ash tree”
- English todayAshbury
The first element comes from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”), while the second element could be either from beorg (“mountain, hill”) or byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishæsċ all →
ashdashAshlandAshcroftAshbyAshworthAshmoreAshdownAshbourneashwoodAshurstAxfordæscAshcottAshdonAshtree
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.