Morton
village · Nottinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Morton is a common place name meaning 'farmstead on the moor' or 'moorland farm'. It derives from the Old English words 'mor' (moor) and 'tun' (farmstead, settlement).
Word origins
- Mor
- Old Englishmoor, waste land(from mōr "moor, waste land")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, settlement(from tūn "farmstead, settlement")
Historical forms
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