Quinton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Quinton
Historical Forms
- Quintone 1086 DB 1200 Cur
- Qunton 1274 Ipm
- Quynton 1337,1376 Cl 1511 Ch
- Quenton(a) 1148–66 BM 1428 FA
- Quenynton 1287 For
- Queenton 1342 Cl
- Queneton 1439 Ch
Etymology
The forms of this name resemble those of Quainton (PN Bk 108), Quinton (PN Wo 42), and Quinton (Gl), except for earlier and more persistent forms with Quin - rather than Quen -. They may come from OE Cwēningtūn , 'farm of a woman named *Cwēna ' (cf. Quainton loc. cit .). Karlström suggests (ZONF vii, 251) OE cwenena -tūn , 'farm of the women,' cf. Whenby (PN NRY 30), which denotes similarly a 'by belonging to women.'
Places in the same Parish
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