Marston
village · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Marston means 'marsh farmstead or village'. It is derived from the Old English 'mersc' (marsh) and 'tūn' (farmstead, village).
Word origins
- Mars
- Old EnglishAttestedmarsh, fen(from mersc "marsh")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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