Linstock
village · Cumberland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Linstock is an Old English name possibly meaning 'flax post' or 'flax stake'. It could refer to a place where flax was processed or stored.
Word origins
- Lin-
- Old EnglishAttestedflax(from lin "flax")
- stock
- Old EnglishAttestedpost, stake(from stocc "tree trunk, post, stake")
Historical forms
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