Kinton
hamlet · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name is likely Old English, derived from 'cyne' (king) and 'tun' (settlement). It signifies a royal settlement or a settlement associated with a king.
Word origins
- Kin
- Old EnglishAttestedking(from cyne "king")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tun "enclosure, settlement, farmstead")