Sneinton
suburban area · City of Nottingham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Sneinton is an Old English place name, likely meaning 'Snægel's settlement' or 'Snægel's farmstead'. Snægel is a personal name, and '-ing' indicates a connection to that person, with '-tun' meaning a settlement or farm.
Word origins
- Sneint-
- Old EnglishSnægel's(from Snægel "personal name")
- on
- Old Englishsuffix indicating settlement(from -ing "suffix indicating belonging or settlement")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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