Brunstock
village · Cumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name combines an Old English personal name or descriptive term with a word for a farmstead or settlement. It likely refers to a settlement associated with a person named 'Brun' or 'Brom'.
Word origins
- Brun
- Old EnglishAttestedBrown; possibly a personal name (Brun)(from brūn "brown")
- stock
- Old EnglishAttestedStead, farmstead, place(from stoc "place, stock")
Historical forms
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