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Wonastow

hamlet · Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Wonastow is likely derived from the Old English personal name 'Wunstan', meaning 'joy stone', combined with '-tūn', meaning settlement. It refers to Wunstan's settlement.

Word origins

Wonas
Old EnglishWunstan(from Wīnstān "joy stone")
tow
Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, settlement, farmstead")