The story
- Old English · derived fromtūn“settlement”
- English todayRoyston
From a place name in Hertfordshire, from the medieval given name Royce + Old English tūn (“settlement”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishtūn all →
wellingtonClaytonWilmingtonbartonLutonWhartonfinkPendletonPembertonTunbridgeCrichtonBeltonTorringtonTunstallPinkertonLeytonFramptonLoftonNaughtonBlytonTarletonConistonOultonTurtonColstonCheritonLoxtonLentonSymingtonOrmiston
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.