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Faberstown

suburban area · Wiltshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Faberstown likely means 'settlement of Faber'. 'Faber' is a Latin word for 'smith' or 'craftsman', which may have been adopted as a personal name. 'Tun' means settlement.

Word origins

Faber
LatinSmith, craftsman(from faber "Smith, craftsman")
town
Old EnglishSettlement, farmstead(from tūn "Enclosure, settlement, farmstead")