Listock
hamlet · Somerset
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested3 sources · historical forms · name elements
Listock is likely a Norse settlement name, possibly meaning 'Liss's enclosure' or 'enclosure by the Liss stream'. The 'stock' element often refers to a place or enclosure.
Word origins
- Lis
- Old NorsePossibly a personal name or stream name(from Liss "personal name")
- stock
- Old NorseEnclosure, farmstead(from stokkr "tree trunk, stock, enclosure")
Historical forms
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