Calvert
village · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Calvert is an Old English name, likely meaning 'Calfa's farmstead' or 'farmstead on bare land'. The first element 'Calver-' probably relates to the Old English personal name 'Cealfa' or 'Calfa' (calf) or the word 'calu' (bare). '-t' is a common suffix for farmstead or settlement.
Word origins
- Calver
- Old EnglishAttestedcalf or bare land(from Cealfa "calf", calu "bare")
- t
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, settlement(from tūn "farmstead, settlement")