English Explanatory Dictionary

Swynnerton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8535).
  2. A habitational surname.

Word forms

Swynnerton Swynnertons Swinnerton Swinerton

Etymology

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'.

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