Name Element TUN

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TYPE: Word
USAGE: Anglo-Saxon

Meaning & History

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

Related Items

GIVEN NAME DESCENDANTS: Benton, Burton, Clayton, Clifton, Clinton, Colten, Colton, Dalton, Easton, Linton, Milton, Payton, Peyton, Thornton, Walton, Washington, Wilton, Winton, Aston, Kynaston, Lynton, Royston, Tatton, Upton (English)
SURNAME DESCENDANTS: Appleton, Aston, Ayton, Barton, Benton, Bolton, Burton, Clayton, Clifton, Clinton, Colton, Dalton, Easton, Eaton, Eccleston, Ecclestone, Hambleton, Hampton, Hilton, Horton, Kynaston, Linton, Lynton, Milton, Payton, Peyton, Royceston, Royston, Stanton, Sutton, Tatton, Thornton, Townsend, Upton, Walton, Washington, Wilton, Winton, Wootton (English), Houston (Scottish)
PLACE NAME DESCENDANTS: Appleton, Aston, Ayton, Benton, Burton, Colton, Eaton, Glympton, Houston, Kynaston, Linton, Peyton, Royston, Tatton, Thornton, Upton, Washington, Wilton, Winton (English), Houston (Scottish)

Sources & References

  • Bosworth and Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 1018
Entry updated August 26, 2016