Etymograph

English

Naughton

Naughton comes from Old English tūn ‘town, village’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150tūn‘town, village’
  2. EnglishtodayNaughton

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150tūn‘town, village’
  2. EnglishtodayNaughton

The story

The Suffolk place-name has the second element Old English tūn (‘town, village’). The initial element is either nafela (‘navel’) or a personal name such as Old Norse Nagli. The Fife place-name is from Old Irish áth (‘ford’) + the Pictish personal-name Neithon.

Linked words

through Old English tūn ‘town, village’

town, tine, 1 more

Today it means

name A village in Suffolk, England.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English tūn / Naughton

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