Bretton
suburban area · City of Peterborough
Old EnglishAI-generated
Bretton is an Old English name meaning 'settlement of the Britons' or 'settlement on the boundary'. It could refer to land occupied by native Britons or a border settlement.
Word origins
- Bret
- Old EnglishBriton(from brytta "Briton")
- tūn
- Old Englishsettlement(from tūn "enclosed farmstead, village")