Lillingstone Lovell
village · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name Lillingstone Lovell is composed of two parts. The first, Lillingstone, likely refers to a settlement belonging to the 'Lilling' family or clan, with '-stone' indicating a boundary stone or landmark. The second part, Lovell, is a Norman French baronial name, added later to distinguish it.
Word origins
- Lilling
- Old Englishname of a family or clan(from Līllingas "descendants of Lilla")
- stone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone, boundary stone(from stān "stone")
- Lovell
- Norman Frenchname of a family(from Louvel "wolf")
Historical forms
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