Eyton
hamlet · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Eyton is an Old English name meaning 'farmstead by the eyot' or 'farmstead on the island'. 'Ēg' means eyot or island, and 'tūn' means farmstead.
Word origins
- Eyton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead by the eyot(from ēg "eyot, island", tūn "farmstead, village")