Etymology

Hopton

H4O1P3T1O1N1

Today it means: A village and civil parish (served by Carsington and Hopton Parish Council) in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2553). Full definition →

Old English hop
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhop“valley among hills”
  2. English todayHopton

From Old English hop (“valley among hills”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhop all →

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