Woolton
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Woolton probably means 'Wulf's farmstead or village'. It is formed from a personal name and the Old English word 'tun', meaning an enclosure or settlement.
Word origins
- Wool
- Old EnglishAttestedWulf(from wulf "wolf")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village(from tun "enclosure, farmstead, village")