Farmtown
hamlet · Moray
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Farmtown is likely a descriptive name for a settlement associated with a farm. It combines the Old English word 'farm' meaning a rented farm or estate, with 'tun' meaning a village or settlement.
Word origins
- Farm
- Old EnglishAttestedfarm, estate(from feorm "food, provisions, rent")
- town
- Old EnglishAttestedvillage, settlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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