Charlestown
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Charlestown is named after a person called Charles, combined with the Old English word 'tun' meaning settlement or farmstead. It was likely named in the post-medieval period.
Word origins
- Charles
- Old EnglishA personal name, derived from Germanic elements meaning 'free man'.
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead, village(from *tūn* "enclosure, farmstead, village, estate")
Historical forms
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