Woonton
hamlet · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This hamlet's name likely derives from an Old English personal name and 'tun', meaning settlement. It refers to the settlement of someone named Wulf or Wulfa.
Word origins
- Wo
- Old EnglishAttestedwolf(from wulf "wolf")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village, manor")
Historical forms
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