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Potton

town · Central Bedfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name Potton likely derives from an Old English personal name and the word 'tūn', meaning settlement or farmstead. It refers to the settlement belonging to a person named Pota.

Word origins

Potton
Old EnglishPota's settlement(from Pota "personal name", tūn "farmstead, settlement")

Historical forms

Potone · Potun