Compton Dundon
village · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Compton Dundon is named from the Old English 'cumb' (valley) and 'tun' (settlement), with 'Dundon' possibly relating to a hill or a personal name. It means the settlement in the valley associated with Dundon.
Word origins
- cumb
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from cumb "valley")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Dundon
- UnknownPossibly a hill or personal name