Turvalepa

Turvalepa is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia.

Name
Turvalepa was attested in historical sources as Türpleppe and Turpplepp in 1591, Turpeläp in 1598, Turpalep by in 1689, and Turbalep in 1798. The name is a compound of turba (genitive of turvas 'peat') + lõpp 'end'; that is, 'peat area'. The nearby Turvalepa Bog has rich peat deposits.