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Fankerton

village · Falkirk

Old EnglishAI-generated

Fankerton likely means 'the farmstead or village of Fana's people'. It combines a personal name with the Old English word 'tun' (farmstead, village).

Word origins

Fan
Old EnglishFana (personal name)(from Fana "personal name")
kerton
Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tun "farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Fankerton