Halton
village · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Halton means 'Hala's farmstead' or 'the farmstead in the nook'. It combines a personal name or descriptive term with the Old English word for a farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Hal
- Old EnglishPossibly a personal name 'Hala' or 'healh' meaning 'nook' or 'corner'.(from Hala "personal name", healh "nook, corner")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village, estate")
Historical forms
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