Etymology

Charlton Horethorne

Today it means: A village and civil parish in South Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6623). Full definition →

Old English hār
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhār“grey, hoar”
  2. English todayCharlton Horethorne

See Charlton. The second name Horethorne, derives from Old English hār (“grey, hoar”) + þorn (“thornbush”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhār all →

hareHarlanHargroveHargravehoarHarstonHoar Crosshoar frost

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.