Staverton
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Staverton is an Old English name meaning 'Stæf's farm' or 'stone farm'. It refers to a settlement associated with a person named Stæf or a farm built of stone.
Word origins
- Stave
- Old EnglishAttestedStæf's or stone(from Stæf "a personal name", stān "stone")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarm, village(from tūn "farm, village, settlement")