Flushing
village · Cornwall
Old EnglishAI-generated
The village name means 'settlement of a man named Flōc'. The first element is likely a personal name, and the second is the Old English word 'ingas' meaning people or followers, with 'tūn' meaning farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Flōc
- Old Englisha personal name
- ingas
- Old Englishpeople, followers(from inga "of the people of")
- tūn
- Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
Floccingetun