Ditton Green
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Ditton Green is an Old English place name meaning 'the green part of the dirty farmstead'. 'Ditton' refers to a nearby settlement, and 'green' indicates a village green or common land.
Word origins
- Ditton
- Old EnglishAttesteddirty farmstead(from dīc "ditch, dyke", tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- Green
- Old EnglishAttestedvillage green, common land(from grēne "village green, common land")