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Swynnerton

Swynnerton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8535).

Proper noun

Swynnerton (countable and uncountable, plural Swynnertons)

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

Forms of Swynnerton

pluralSwynnertons
alternative formSwinnerton
alternative formSwinerton

Origin of Swynnerton

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'.

Questions about Swynnerton

What does Swynnerton mean?
Swynnerton means a village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8535).
What part of speech is Swynnerton?
Swynnerton is a proper noun.

Words near Swynnerton in the dictionary

  1. Swygert
  2. Swygerts
  3. swylbolle
  4. swylbolles
  5. Swynford
  6. Swynnerton
  7. Swynnertons
  8. swype
  9. swyped
  10. swypes
  11. swyping

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