Denton
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Denton means 'Dean's farmstead'. It is named after a personal name and the Old English word for a farm or village.
Word origins
- Den
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Deon "personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, village(from tūn "enclosure, settlement, village")
Historical forms
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