Etymology

Stubbington

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Today it means: A large village in Fareham borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5503). Full definition →

Old English stybb
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromstybb“tree stump”
  2. English todayStubbington

From Old English stybb (“tree stump”) + -ing + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishstybb all →

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