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Willitoft

hamlet · East Riding of Yorkshire

Old NorseAI-generated

This hamlet's name is of Old Norse origin, meaning 'Wifel's people's farmstead'. It combines a personal name, a tribal suffix, and the Old Norse word for a farmstead.

Word origins

Willitoft
Old NorseWifel's people's farmstead(from Wifel "personal name", inga "of the people of", topt "homestead, farmstead")

Historical forms

Wifelingetot