Wootton
settlement · Staffordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely refers to a settlement or farmstead associated with woods. It is composed of 'wudu' (wood) and 'tūn' (enclosure, settlement, farmstead).
Word origins
- Wootton
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, forest(from wudu "wood, forest")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedenclosure, settlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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