Oxenton
village · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Oxenton means 'Oxa's farmstead'. It is composed of a personal name and the Old English word for a farm or village.
Word origins
- Oxen
- Old EnglishAttestedpersonal name(from Oxa "personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tūn "farmstead, estate, village")
Historical forms
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