Rowston
village · Lincolnshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Rowston is thought to mean 'Hrōf's settlement'. It combines a personal name with the Old English term for a village or farmstead.
Word origins
- Row-
- Old EnglishHrōf's(from Hrōf "a personal name", -ing "belonging to")
- ston
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
Roveston