Market Weighton
town · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Market Weighton is named after its market status and the Old English personal name 'Wīhtgār' and 'tūn', meaning 'farmstead or village'. It signifies 'Wīhtgār's farmstead', which later became a market town.
Word origins
- Market
- Old Englishmarket(from mearc(a)t "market")
- Weighton
- Old EnglishAttestedWīhtgār's farmstead(from Wīhtgār "personal name", tūn "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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