Longtown
town · Cumberland
Old EnglishAI-generated
Longtown means 'long town'. It is a straightforward descriptive name from Old English 'lang' (long) and 'tun' (town, settlement).
Word origins
- Long
- Old Englishlong(from lang "long")
- town
- Old Englishtown, settlement(from tun "town, settlement")
Historical forms
Longe Toun