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List of British place names and their meanings
The following is a table of locations with British place names, their origins and their meanings.
A key to the languages: AS - Anglo-Saxon C - generic Celtic K - Cornish W - Welsh SG - Scots Gaelic N - Northumbrian Celtic PC - pre-Celtic Britannic origin L - Latin/Roman Fr - French V - Viking/Norse cor - Corruption
A list of generic prefixes, suffixes, etc found in British place name may be found here
| Modern place name | Original name | Meaning | Language | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton[?] | ceorla-tun | Farmstead of the churls | AS | There are many Charltons in Britain, taken by some historians as an indicator of comparative economic and social freedom in the Anglo-Saxon social order |
| Croydon | croeas deana | Valley of crocuses | AS | Croydon derives its name from the fact that it was a centre for the gathering of saffron from crocuses. |
| Hooe[?] | hou | high ground or elevation | AS | Plymouth Hoe also derives its name from this source |
| Pennycomequick[?] | pen-y-cwm-kwiuk | head of the creek | K (cor) | |
| Rodings[?] | Hrothingas | The tribesmen of Hrotha | AS (cor) |
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