Camerton
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name Camerton likely derives from Old English 'camer' meaning 'crooked' or 'bent', referring to a bend in a river or a winding path, combined with the Old English suffix '-tun' meaning 'settlement' or 'farmstead'.
Word origins
- Camer
- Old Englishcrooked, bent(from cam(er) "crooked, bent")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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