Aston Somerville
village · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Aston Somerville means 'the east settlement belonging to the Somerville family'. It combines the Old English 'ēast' (east) and 'tūn' (settlement) with the Norman surname Somerville, referring to the de Somerville family who held the manor.
Word origins
- Aston
- Old EnglishAttestedeast settlement(from ēast "east", tūn "settlement, farmstead, village")
- Somerville
- Norman Frenchfrom the place name Somme-Villes in Normandy(from Somme "a river name", ville "settlement, manor")