Fitton

The story

1. Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
2. Old Norse · derived fromfit“grassland on the bank of a river”
3. Middle English · derived fromfiton
4. English todayFitton

Two possible origins: * From Middle English fiton, fittin (“lie, falsehood”), a nickname for a liar or cheat. * A habitational surname from a minor place in Cambridgeshire, from Old Norse fit (“grassland on the bank of a river”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots