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Keinton Mandeville

village · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Keinton Mandeville is a composite name. The first part, 'Kenton', is Old English for 'king's farm' or 'royal farm'. The second part, 'Mandeville', is Norman French, referring to the de Mandeville family who held the manor.

Word origins

Kenton
Old Englishking's farm(from cyning "king", tun "farm, settlement")
Mandeville
Norman Frenchfrom the town of Manneville(from Manneville "town of Manneville")