Brunton.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village in Newton-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2024).
A placename: A hamlet in Collingbourne Kingston parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2456).
A placename: A hamlet near Cupar, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3220).
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From a metathesized form of Old English burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). This surname is also common in Ireland.
Synonym of Brunton compass.
Where this word comes from
From a metathesized form of Old English burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). This surname is also common in Ireland.
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