The story
- Old English · derived fromtūn“fort, manor, town”
- Old Norse · derived fromkonungs“king's”
- Old English · derived fromcald“cold”
- Middle English · inherited fromCalde Kuningeston
- English todayConiston Cold
From Middle English Calde Kuningeston (recorded 1202), from Old English cald (“cold”) + Cuningestone (recorded 1086 in the Domesday Book), from Old Norse konungs (“king's”) + Old English tūn (“fort, manor, town”). The reference to "cold" referred to its exposed location and distinguished it from other similar placenames. Doublet of Coniston. Cf. also Conington, Conisbrough, Coningsby, Kingston, Kingstone, Kingstown, Kingsburg, and Kingsville.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishcald all →
coldCaldwellCaldecottCawthorneColbeckCalcuttColebrookeCalcott
Old Englishtūn all →
wellingtonClaytonWilmingtonbartonLutonWhartonfinkPendletonPembertonTunbridgeCrichtonBeltonTorringtonRoystonTunstallPinkertonLeytonFramptonLoftonNaughtonBlytonTarletonConistonOultonTurtonColstonCheritonLoxtonLentonSymington
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.