Banbury
town · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name Banbury likely derives from an Old English personal name, 'Bana', combined with 'burh', meaning a fortified place or town. It refers to a settlement associated with someone named Bana.
Word origins
- Ban
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Bana "personal name")
- bury
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place(from burh "fortified place, town")
Historical forms
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