Edmonton
village · Cornwall
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Edmonton is a village name derived from the Old English personal name Eadmund and the Old English word 'tun', meaning a farmstead or settlement. It signifies the settlement belonging to Eadmund.
Word origins
- Eadmund
- Old Englishprosperous protector(from ead "prosperity, riches", mund "protection, protector")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village, settlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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