Peaston
hamlet · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Peaston may derive from a personal name combined with the Old English term 'tun' meaning settlement or farmstead. Alternatively, it could relate to a place associated with a person named 'Pæg'.
Word origins
- Peas
- Old Englishpersonal name or term related to 'Pæg'(from Pæg "personal name")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")