Etymology

Lyndhurst

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2908). Full definition →

Old English lind
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhyrst“hurst”
  2. Old English · inherited fromlind“lime tree”
  3. English todayLyndhurst

From Old English lind (“lime tree”) + Old English hyrst (“hurst”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlind all →

limelindLinwoodLindleyLilleyLindonLindenhurstLinford

Old Englishhyrst all →

hurstTicehurst

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.