Fenstanton
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Fenstanton means 'the farmstead or village of Stan or Stana by the fen'. It combines the Old English word 'fen' (marshy ground) with the personal name Stan/Stana and 'tun' (farmstead, village).
Word origins
- Fen
- Old Englishmarshy ground(from fen "marshy ground")
- stanton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead of Stan/Stana(from Stan "personal name", tūn "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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