English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bloody Beck

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hackness

Historical Forms

  • Bludebec 1268 Whitby
  • Blodebek, Blodybek 13 Add

Etymology

v. bekkr . The first element is from OE  blōd 'blood' or OE  adj. blōdig 'bloody.' The significance of this element in the place-name is not clear.