Orbiston
suburban area · North Lanarkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Orbiston likely means 'Orba's farmstead'. 'Orba' is a personal name, and 'tun' signifies a farmstead or settlement.
Word origins
- Orba
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Orba "personal name")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, settlement(from tun "farmstead, settlement")
Historical forms
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