Aldingbourne
village · West Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Aldingbourne is a village name likely meaning 'the farmstead or settlement of Alda's people'. It combines a personal name, 'Alda', with the Old English 'ingas' (people of) and 'tun' (farmstead, settlement).
Word origins
- Alding
- Old Englishpeople of Alda(from Alda-ingas "people of Alda")
- bourne
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, settlement(from tun "farmstead, settlement")