Etymology

Tarleton

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Today it means: A large village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4520). Full definition →

Old English tūn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. English todayTarleton

From the Old Norse personal name Þóraldr + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtūn all →

wellingtonClaytonWilmingtonbartonLutonWhartonfinkPendletonPembertonTunbridgeCrichtonBeltonTorringtonRoystonTunstallPinkertonLeytonFramptonLoftonNaughtonBlytonConistonOultonTurtonColstonCheritonLoxtonLentonSymingtonOrmiston

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