Claverton
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name Claverton likely derives from Old English, meaning 'settlement or farmstead by the clover field'. It describes a place associated with the cultivation or abundance of clover.
Word origins
- Clafre
- Old Englishclover(from clæfer "clover")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosed place, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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