Folkestone
town · Kent
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name Folkestone likely derives from an Old English personal name, 'Folca', combined with the word 'tun' meaning settlement or estate. It refers to the estate belonging to a person named Folca.
Word origins
- Folk
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Folca "personal name")
- stone
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, estate(from tūn "enclosure, settlement, estate")
Historical forms
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