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