Cleator
village · Cumberland
Old NorseAI-generated
This name means 'farmstead by the clay'. It combines the Old Norse 'kleit' (clay) with '-er' possibly from 'eyrr' (gravel bank or shore) or '-ar' (plural genitive), and '-by' (farmstead).
Word origins
- Clea
- Old Norseclay(from kleit "clay")
- tor
- Old Norsegravel bank(from eyrr "gravel bank, shore")
- by
- Old Norsefarmstead, village(from býr "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
Cleator