Coniston
village · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Coniston is an Old English place name, likely meaning 'Cofa's settlement'. The first element is a personal name, and the second refers to a settlement or farmstead.
Word origins
- Coniston
- Old EnglishAttestedCofa's settlement(from Cofa "personal name", ing "belonging to", tun "settlement, farmstead")