Dunkerton
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Dunkerton is likely an Old English name meaning 'Dunca's farm or settlement'. The first element is a personal name, and the second is a common Old English suffix for a settlement.
Word origins
- Dunk's
- Old Englishbelonging to Dunca(from Dunca "a personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, settlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")