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Westcot

hamlet · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This hamlet's name means 'William's settlement'. It is composed of the personal name 'William' and the Old English term 'tūn' meaning settlement or farmstead.

Word origins

West
Old Englishwest(from west "west")
cot
Old EnglishWilliam's settlement(from William "William", tūn "settlement, farmstead")

Historical forms

Westcot