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Marton

hamlet · East Riding of Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely derives from an Old English personal name, 'Mearth', possibly meaning 'horse', combined with 'tun', meaning 'farmstead' or 'village'. It refers to a settlement associated with Mearth.

Word origins

Mearth
Old Englishhorse(from mearh "horse")
tun
Old Englishfarmstead(from tūn "farmstead, village, estate")

Historical forms

Mertone 1086