Whitton
hamlet · Stockton-on-Tees
Old EnglishAI-generated
Whitton is likely an Old English name meaning 'the settlement on the River Thone' or 'the settlement of Witta'. The first element could be the river name Thone, or the personal name Witta, combined with 'tun' meaning 'settlement'.
Word origins
- Whitt
- Old EnglishThone (river) or Witta (personal name)(from Thone "river name", Witta "personal name")
- ton
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tun "enclosure, settlement")
Historical forms
Witon · Wytton