Deighton
village · York
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Deighton is a common Old English place name, meaning 'farmstead or village in a valley'. The 'Dei-' element is thought to relate to a valley or a deep place.
Word origins
- Dei-
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley, deep place(from dēop "deep")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
[object Object] · [object Object]