Spratton
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The village name likely derives from an Old English personal name and the term 'tūn', meaning settlement or farmstead. It refers to the settlement belonging to a person named 'Spraet'.
Word origins
- Spraet
- Old Englisha personal name(from sp(r)æt "sprat (fish)")
- tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Historical forms
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