Etymology

Quarndon

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Today it means: A village in Amber Valley borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK344410). Full definition →

Old English *Cweorndūn
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited from*Cweorndūn
  2. English todayQuarndon

Attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Cornun. From Old English *Cweorndūn, a compound of cweorn (“quern, millstone”) + dūn (“hill”).

Words from the same roots

Old English*Cweorndūn all →

Quorn

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