Bampton
village · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bampton is a village name of Old English origin. It likely means 'farmstead by the river Bampton'.
Word origins
- Bam
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Bamba "personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")