Compton Dando
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishAI-generated
Compton Dando is named from the Old English 'cumb' (valley) and 'tun' (settlement), with 'Dando' likely referring to the Dando family who held the manor. It means the settlement in the valley belonging to the Dando family.
Word origins
- cumb
- Old Englishvalley(from cumb "valley")
- tun
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Dando
- Unknownfamily name