Stanton
village · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Stanton is a common place name meaning 'stony settlement' or 'farmstead on stony ground'. It derives from 'stan' (stone) and 'tun' (settlement, farmstead).
Word origins
- Stan
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stān "stone")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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