This is a list of the etymology of street names in the London district of Bloomsbury. The following utilises the generally accepted boundaries of Bloomsbury viz. Euston Road to the north, Gray's Inn Road to the east, New Oxford Street, High Holborn, Southampton Row and Theobald's Road to the south and Tottenham Court Road to the west.
Several streets are named for members of the Russell family, Dukes of Bedford and Marquesses of Tavistock, who owned land here in the 18th century.
Adeline Place – after Adeline Marie Russell, Duchess of Bedford, wife of George Russell, 10th Duke of BedfordFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p3 Alfred Mews and Alfred Place – after Alfred Waddilove, son of John, who built this street in 1806Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p6Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p21 Argyle Square, Argyll Street and Argyle Walk – named for Argyll in ScotlandBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p25 Bainbridge Street – after Henry Bainbridge, local resident in the 17th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p18Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p118 Barbon Close – after 17th-century property developer Nicholas BarbonFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p20Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p33-4 Barter Street – after the Bloomsbury Market, which stood here in the 17th – 19th centuriesFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p22Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p35 Bayley Street – after Sir John Bayley, 1st Baronet, 18th–19th-century judge who lived nearby on Bedford SquareFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p24Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p37 Beaumont Place – after Joseph Beaumont, who built this street in 1791Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p25Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p39 Bedford Avenue, Bedford Place, Bedford Square and Bedford Way – after the earls/dukes of BedfordFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p26Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p42 Belgrove Street – formerly Belgrave Street, thought to be for a Warwickshire locality of this nameBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p25-6 Bernard Street – after Sir Thomas Bernard, 3rd Baronet, 18th–19th-century social reformer who held several high level positions at the nearby Foundling HospitalFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p29Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p98 Bidborough Street – after Bidborough in Kent, home county of local 16th-century landowner Andrew JuddFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p191Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p323 Birkenhead Street – after Birkenhead in Cheshire; formerly Liverpool StreetBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p26 Bloomsbury Court, Bloomsbury Place, Bloomsbury Square, Bloomsbury Street and Bloomsbury Way – the name is first noted in 1201, when William de Blemond, a Norman landowner, acquired the landCamden Council Local History. Retrieved 8 March 2007. The name Bloomsbury is a development from Blemondisberi – the bury, or manor, of Blemond. Boswell Court and Boswell Street – after local 17th bricklayer Edward BoswellFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p36Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p50 Brownlow Mews – after William Brownlow, local 17th-century landowner (further to the south, hence Brownlow Street in Holborn); his daughter Elizabeth married into the Doughty family, who owned land in this areaFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p46Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p61 Brunswick Square – after the German city of Braunschweig (Brunswick), by connection with the reigning House of HanoverFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p47 Burton Place and Burton Street – after the 18th-century architect James Burton, who worked on the nearby Foundling Hospital and Bedford estateFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p50 Bury Place – a shortening of 'Bloomsbury'Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p66 Byng Place – after George Byng, 4th Viscount Torrington, father-in-law to John Russell, 6th Duke of BedfordFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p52 Capper Street – after the Capper farmer, tenant farmers on this land in the 17th – 18th centuriesFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p57Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p226-6 Cartwright Gardens – after John Cartwright, 19th-century political reformer who lived here; it was originally Burton Crescent, after the architect James BurtonFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p60Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p74 Chenies Mews and Chenies Street – after the village of Chenies, which belonged to the Russells from 1526 to 1954Fairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p66Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p83 Cockpit Yard – site of a cock fighting yard in the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p76Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p93 Colonnade – this was formerly a Georgian-era colonnade of shopsFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p79Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p95 Compton Place Coptic Street – named in 1894 after a recent acquisition of Coptic manuscripts by the British Museum; before this it was Duke Street, after the dukes of BedfordFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p82Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p97 Coram Street – after Thomas Coram, 18th-century founder of the Foundling Hospital which was formerly near hereBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p97-8 Cosmo Place – after Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon, grandfather of Lady Georgiana, wife of John Russell, 6th Duke of BedfordFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p83Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p153Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p99 Crestfield Street – unknown, formerly Chesterfield Street Cromer Street – formerly Lucas Street, which had gained notoriety due to the landlord of a local inn (the Lucas Arms) being involved with the Gordon Riots; it was changed to the neutral Cromer, for the town in NorfolkBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p103-4 Dombey Street – named is 1936 after local resident Charles Dickens's book Dombey and Son; it was formerly East Street, in relation to the nearby New North StreetFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p98Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p112 Doughty Mews and Doughty Street – after the Doughty family, local landowners in the 18th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p100Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p112-3 Dukes Road – after the dukes of Bedford, local landownersFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p104Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p117 Dyott Street – after either Simon Dyott, local resident in the 17th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p105 or Jane Dyott, granddaughter or local landowner Henry Bainbridge Emerald Court and Emerald Street – Green Street prior to 1885, changed to avoid confusion with numerous other streets of that nameFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p110Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p123 Endsleigh Gardens, Endsleigh Place and Endsleigh Street – after Endsleigh, a property in Tavistock, Devon owned by the dukes of BedfordFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p112Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p124 Euston Road – after the earl of Euston, son of the duke of Grafton, local landowners when the road was built in the 1760sFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p113Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p126 Flaxman Terrace – after the John Flaxman, 18th–19th-century sculptor who is buried at the nearby St Pancras Old ChurchFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p120Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p133 Gage Street – unknownBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p138 Galen Place – after Ancient Greek physician Galen, by connection with the Pharmaceutical Society whose examination hall formerly stood hereFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p128 Gilbert Place Gordon Square and Gordon Street – after Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon, grandfather of Lady Georgiana, wife of John Russell, 6th Duke of BedfordFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p138Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p146 Gower Court, Gower Mews, Gower Place and Gower Street – after Gertrude Leveson-Gower, wife of John Russell, 4th Duke of BedfordFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p138-39Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p147 Grafton Way – after local landowners the dukes of GraftonFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p139 Gray's Inn Road – from Lord Grey of Wilton, owner of a local inn or town house which was later leased to lawyers in the 16th centuryFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p140Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p149 Great James Street – after James Burgess who worked with George Brownlow Doughty and his wife Frances Tichborne in the development of the area.Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p113 Great Ormond Street, Ormond Close and Ormond Mews – thought to commemorate James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, prominent 17th-century soldierFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p142Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p151 Great Russell Street – see Russell Square Grenville Street – after William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, prominent 19th-century politicianFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p144Bebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p198 Guilford Place and Guilford Street – after Prime Minister Lord North, 2nd Earl of Guildford, who was also President of the nearby Foundling Hospital from 1771 until his deathFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p146 Handel Street – after the 18th-century composer George Frederick Handel, a benefactor of the nearby Foundling Hospital and organist at its chapelFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p151 Harpur Mews and Harpur Street – after either local 18th-century landowner Peter HarpurFairfield, S. The Streets of London – A dictionary of the names and their origins, p152 or Sir William Harpur, founder of the Bedford SchoolBebbington, G. (1972) London Street Names, p163