Haggerston
suburban area · Greater London
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Haggerston is likely derived from the Old English personal name 'Haga' or 'Hagga', combined with 'tun', meaning settlement or farmstead. It signifies the settlement belonging to Haga or Hagga.
Word origins
- Hagger
- Old EnglishAttestedpersonal name Haga or Hagga(from Haga "personal name", Hagga "personal name")
- ston
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")