Bolton
village · East Lothian
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bolton likely means 'Bōta's farm' or 'settlement'. 'Bōta' is an Old English personal name, and 'tun' means farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Bol
- Old Englishpersonal name (Bōta)(from Bōta "personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village")