Etymology

Heathfield

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Today it means: A settlement in Thriplow and Heathfield parish, South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4546). Full definition →

Old English hǣþ
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhǣþ“heath”
  2. English todayHeathfield

From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + feld (“field”), equivalent to heath + field. Doublet of Hothfield.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhǣþ all →

heathHadleyHathawayHeadleyHadfieldHothfield

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