Etymology

Welton

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Today it means: A hamlet in Sebergham parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3544). Full definition →

Old English wella
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwella“well, spring, stream”
  2. English todayWelton

From Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwella all →

wellsWalfordWelfordWelbournWelburnWelborne

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