Brampton
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Brampton means 'farmstead or village belonging to Breme'. The name combines a personal name with the Old English word for a farmstead or village. It indicates a settlement associated with a person named Breme.
Word origins
- Bram-
- Old EnglishBreme (personal name)(from Brēma "a personal name")
- -ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tūn "enclosed farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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