New Town
village · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name simply means 'new town'. It indicates a settlement that was established as a town more recently than another existing town in the vicinity.
Word origins
- New
- Old EnglishAttestednew(from nīwe "new")
- Town
- Old EnglishAttestedtown, settlement(from tūn "enclosure, settlement, farmstead, village, town")