Etymology

Stagsden

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9848). Full definition →

Old English denu
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromdenu“valley”
  2. English todayStagsden

Perhaps from the Old Norse personal name Stakkr, probably a nickname from stakkr (“stack”), + -s- + Old English denu (“valley”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishdenu all →

DentoncroydonDenley

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