Charlbury
town · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Charlbury's name means 'the fortified place of Charles'. It refers to a settlement that was fortified and associated with a person named Charles.
Word origins
- Charles
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Ceorl "freeman")
- bury
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place(from burh "fortified place")
Historical forms
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