Baughton
village · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Baughton likely means 'Bæcca's farmstead'. It is derived from the personal name 'Bæcca' and the Old English word 'tūn', meaning farmstead or village. The name indicates a settlement belonging to Bæcca.
Word origins
- Baugh
- Old Englishof Bæcca(from Bæcca "a personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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