Etymology

Everton

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Today it means: A district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3592). Full definition →

Old English eofor
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromeofor“wild boar”
  2. English todayEverton

From Old English eofor (“wild boar”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Words from the same roots

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