Alton Barnes
village · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Alton Barnes likely means 'Aelf's hill by the barn'. It combines a personal name with the Old English words 'dun' (hill) and 'bereærn' (barn).
Word origins
- Al
- Old EnglishA personal name, likely Aelf(from Aelf "elf")
- ton
- Old Englishhill(from dun "hill")
- Barnes
- Old Englishbarn(from bereærn "barn")
Historical forms
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