Name Element TUN

Type Word

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Related Items

Place Name DescendantsWashintun(Arabic) Huashengdun(Chinese) Washington(Dutch) Appleton, Ashton, Aston, Ayton, Benton, Burton, Cawston, Colton, Deighton, Eaton, Glympton, Houston, Kingston, Kynaston, Layton, Leighton, Linton, Peyton, Princeton, Royston, Tatton, Thornton, Trenton, Upton, Washington, Weston, Wilton, Winton(English) Washington(French) Washington(German) Voshingtan(Hindi) Washington(Italian) Washinton(Japanese) Weosingteon(Korean) Waszyngton(Polish) Washington(Portuguese) Vashington(Russian) Houston(Scottish) Washington(Spanish) Vashynhton(Ukrainian)
Same Spellingtún

Sources & References

  1. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 1018, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
Entry updated December 7, 2022