Nash
/næʃ/noun
A surname and place name, and in some dialects a variant of the word for an ash tree.
Did you know?In English place-name history, Nash often comes from Middle English *atten ash* (“at the ash tree”), showing how a whole surname could be born from a single landmark.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
æsc
“ash tree”
Middle English
ME
atten asche
“at the ash tree”
Middle English
ME
ash
“ash tree; later used in place-names and surnames”
Modern English
English
Nash
“surname and place name, often originally referring to a location by an ash tree”