Faringdon
town · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Faringdon likely means 'the hill frequented by fawns' or 'the hill of Færa'. It combines the Old English word 'fearn' meaning 'fern' or 'fawn', with 'dūn' meaning 'hill'.
Word origins
- Farin
- Old EnglishAttestedfern, fawn(from fearn "fern, fawn")
- don
- Old Englishhill(from dūn "hill")
Historical forms
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