Manselton
suburban area · Abertawe - Swansea
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely means 'Manna's settlement'. It combines the Old English personal name 'Manna' with '-ing', meaning 'people of', and '-tun', meaning 'settlement' or 'farmstead'.
Word origins
- Mansel
- Old EnglishAttestedpeople of Manna(from Manna "personal name", -ing "people of")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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