Brandeston
village · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Brandeston means 'the village or farmstead of a person named Brand'. The suffix '-ton' comes from Old English 'tūn', meaning farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Brand
- Old Englisha personal name
- tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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