Compton
village · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name Compton originates from the Old English 'cumb' meaning valley, and 'tun' meaning settlement or farmstead. It refers to a settlement in a valley.
Word origins
- cumb
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from cumb "valley")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")