Elton
village · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Elton means 'settlement on the River Trent'. It is derived from the Old English 'Ella' or 'Elan', possibly 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 Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")