Woolston
hamlet · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Woolston likely means 'Wulf's settlement' or 'wolf settlement'. It refers to a farm or settlement associated with a person named Wulf or with wolves.
Word origins
- Wool-
- Old EnglishAttestedWulf or wolf(from Wulf "wolf", wulf "wolf")
- ston
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")