Gayton
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The village name likely derives from an Old English personal name and the word 'tūn', meaning settlement or farmstead. It refers to the settlement belonging to a person named Gæga.
Word origins
- Gæga
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Gæga "personal name")
- tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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