Type Word
Usage Anglo-Saxon
Meaning & History
Old English word meaning "enclosure, yard, town".
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsBenton, Burton, Cason, Clayton, Clifton, Clinton, Colten, Colton, Dalton, Easton, Kasen, Kason, Kayson, Kolton, Layton, Leighton, Linton, Milton, Newton, Norton, Payton, Peyton, Preston, Thornton, Trenton, Walton, Washington, Wilton, Winton, Aston, Kynaston, Leyton, Lynton, Tatton, Upton(English) Royston(English (British))
Surname DescendantsAppleton, Aston, Ayton, Barton, Benton, Bolton, Burton, Cason, Clayton, Clifton, Clinton, Colton, Dalton, Easton, Eaton, Eccleston, Ecclestone, Hambleton, Hampton, Hilton, Horton, Kynaston, Layton, Leighton, Leyton, Linton, Lynton, Milton, Newton, Norton, Payton, Peyton, Preston, Royceston, Royston, Stanton, Sutton, Tatton, Thornton, Townsend, Upton, Walton, Washington, Wilton, Winton, Wootton(English) Houston, Johnston(Scottish)
Sources & References
- Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 1018, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
