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hamlet · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name means 'the farmstead by the river bend'. 'Cáp' might refer to a bend or curve, and 'tun' means farmstead or settlement.

Word origins

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Old Englishfarmstead by the river bend(from cáp "bend, curve (of a river)", tun "farmstead, settlement")

Historical forms

Capaton