Gamston
village · Nottinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Gamston likely means the homestead or village of a person named Gammel. The name Gammel is of Old Norse origin, meaning 'old man'.
Word origins
- Gamston
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead or village(from Gammel "old man", -ing "belonging to", tun "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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