Claydon
village · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Claydon is an Old English name meaning 'settlement or farmstead by the clay hill'. It describes a location situated near a hill characterized by clay soil.
Word origins
- Clae
- Old Englishclay(from clæg "clay")
- dun
- Old Englishhill(from dūn "hill, down")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosed place, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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