Carlton
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Carlton is a common place name meaning 'the farmstead or village of the freemen'. It is composed of an Old English term for freemen and a word for a settlement.
Word origins
- Carl
- Old Englishfreeman, churl(from carle "freeman, peasant")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village, estate(from tūn "enclosed place, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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