Monkton Up Wimborne
hamlet · Dorset
Old EnglishAI-generated
Monkton Up Wimborne is a hamlet whose name signifies a 'monk's settlement' or 'monk's farmstead', with the addition of 'Up Wimborne' to distinguish it from other Monkton locations.
Word origins
- Monk
- Old Englishmonk(from mūnc "monk")
- ton
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")
- Up Wimborne
- Old Englishupper Wimborne(from ūp "up, upper", Wimborne "place name")