Everton
suburban area
Old EnglishAI-generated
Everton likely means 'Eofor's farmstead' or 'boar farmstead'. It combines an Old English personal name, possibly 'Eofor' (boar), with 'tun', meaning settlement or farmstead.
Word origins
- Ever
- Old EnglishOf Eofor (boar)(from Eofor "Boar")
- ton
- Old EnglishFarmstead, settlement(from tūn "Enclosure, settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
Eovertun