-bury

Etymology
From, the dative case of (whence ).

Due to the collapse of the case system between Old and Middle English, many placenames retain a fossilized dative form, as places would most commonly have been invoked in the dative (after a preposition, , etc.).

Suffix

 * 1) A placename suffix indicating a fortified place.

Synonyms

 * -borough
 * -boro
 * -burg
 * -burgh

Related terms

 * bur-