Dukestown
suburban area · Blaenau Gwent - Blaenau Gwent
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Dukestown likely refers to a settlement associated with a duke. The name combines the Old English 'dūc', meaning duke, with 'tūn', meaning a settlement or village.
Word origins
- Duke
- Old Englishduke(from dūc "duke")
- town
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, village(from tūn "settlement, village")