Brandesburton
village · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Brandesburton means 'the village or farmstead of a person named Brand'. The suffix '-burton' comes from Old English 'burh-tūn', meaning a fortified farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Brand
- Old Englisha personal name
- burh-tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified farmstead, village(from burh "fortification", tūn "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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