Denton
hamlet · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This is a common place name meaning 'settlement' or 'village' ('tun') associated with a valley ('denu') or a personal name.
Word origins
- Den
- Old EnglishAttestedValley or a personal name.(from denu "valley", Deona "personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedA settlement, village, or farmstead.(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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