Etymology

Blyton

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8594). Full definition →

Old English tūn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. English todayBlyton

From the Old Norse personal name Blígr + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtūn all →

wellingtonClaytonWilmingtonbartonLutonWhartonfinkPendletonPembertonTunbridgeCrichtonBeltonTorringtonRoystonTunstallPinkertonLeytonFramptonLoftonNaughtonTarletonConistonOultonTurtonColstonCheritonLoxtonLentonSymingtonOrmiston

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