Spartleton
hill or mountain · East Lothian · 468m
Marilyn
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a settlement or place associated with a person named 'Speart' or a 'spear' shaped feature. 'Tun' means settlement or farmstead.
Word origins
- Spartle
- Old EnglishAttestedpersonal name or spear(from Speart "personal name", spere "spear")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead")