Brafferton
village · Darlington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Brafferton likely means 'Braf's farmstead'. It is composed of a personal name and the Old English suffix '-tun' meaning settlement or farmstead.
Word origins
- Braf
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Brāf "brave")
- erton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, settlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")