Etymology

Swynnerton

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8535). Full definition →

Old English swīn
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  1. Old English · derived fromsumor“summer”
  2. Old English · derived fromswan
  3. Old English · derived fromswille“a sloppy or liquid mess”
  4. Old English · derived fromswīn“swine, pig”
  5. English todaySwynnerton

From either: # Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swinford, the swine ford'. # Old English swille (“a sloppy or liquid mess”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swilford, the dirty ford'. # Old English swan or swān (“herdsman”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swanford, the herdsmen's or swan's ford'. # Old English sumor (“summer”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Somerford, the summer ford'.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishswīn all →

SwindonSwintonSwinburneSwinfordSwindellSwinbrookSwineford

Old Englishswan all →

swanSwanageSwanwickSwanmoreSwanbourneSwancottSwanford

Old Englishsumor all →

summerSomerfordSomerley

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.