Luton · proper noun1
- Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
- English todayLuton
From the name of the River Lea + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Leyton.
Luton · noun2
From a clipping of Luton van or Luton body, which incorporate such a part into the design.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishtūn all →
wellingtonClaytonWilmingtonbartonWhartonfinkPendletonPembertonTunbridgeCrichtonBeltonTorringtonRoystonTunstallPinkertonLeytonFramptonLoftonNaughtonBlytonTarletonConistonOultonTurtonColstonCheritonLoxtonLentonSymingtonOrmiston
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.