Elton
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Elton signifies 'settlement on the River Trent'. It is composed of the Old English element 'Ella' or 'Elan', potentially a personal name or river name, and 'tun' meaning 'settlement' or 'farmstead'.
Word origins
- El
- Old Englishpersonal name or river name(from Ella / Elan "personal name or river name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")