Compton Dando
village · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Compton Dando is named from the Old English 'cumb' (valley) and 'tun' (settlement), with 'Dando' likely referring to the Dando family who held the manor. It means the settlement in the valley belonging to the Dando family.
Word origins
- cumb
- Old EnglishAttestedvalley(from cumb "valley")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement, farmstead")
- Dando
- Unknownfamily name