Aston Rowant
village · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Aston Rowant means 'the east settlement by the rowan trees'. It combines the Old English 'ēast' (east) and 'tūn' (settlement) with 'rowant', referring to the presence of rowan trees.
Word origins
- Aston
- Old EnglishAttestedeast settlement(from ēast "east", tūn "settlement, farmstead, village")
- Rowant
- Old Englishrowan tree(from ræwan "rowan tree")