Submitted Place Name Revision History

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5/5/2019, 3:01 PM SeaHorse15 move from surname to place name
6/20/2011, 1:29 PM Mike C
1/14/2011, 6:37 PM will240

Name Hestitona
Type Settlement
Usage Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Edit Status Status1. basic formatting

Meaning & History

Latinized form of Old English Hengestestun meaning "town of Hengest", derived from the genitive of the Old English personal name HENGEST and tun "enclosure, yard, town". The village of HINXTON in Cambridgeshire is listed in the Domesday Book (1086) as Hestitona.
Added 1/14/2011 by will240