Dutson
hamlet · Cornwall
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Dutson is likely derived from an Old English personal name and the word 'tun', meaning settlement or farmstead. It refers to the settlement belonging to a person named 'Dud'.
Word origins
- Dud
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Dud(d)a "a personal name")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosed place, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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