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Haughton

hamlet · Shropshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name means 'settlement or farmstead on a hill'. It combines an Old English personal name with the word 'tūn', meaning settlement or farmstead.

Word origins

Haughton
Old Englishof Hūta(from Hūta "personal name")
tun
Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosed farmstead, settlement")

Historical forms

Hantone