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Lufton

suburban area · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Lufton is likely named after a person called 'Luffa' and the Old English word 'tun', meaning settlement or farmstead. Thus, it means 'Luffa's settlement'.

Word origins

Luf
Old Englishpersonal name(from Luffa "personal name")
ton
Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")

Historical forms

Luffatun · Lufetone