Tiverton
/ˈtɪvərtən/noun
A town in Devon, England, and a surname derived from that place.
Did you know?Like many English place-names ending in -ton, Tiverton preserves Old English tūn, meaning an enclosed settlement or farmstead, while the first element is generally traced to a local river-name, not a mystical term.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
Twyfyrde tūn
“A settlement associated with the river or crossing at Tiverton; the exact earliest form is uncertain.”
Domesday Book, 1086
Latin
Tivertone
“Recorded place-name form for the settlement.”
Middle English
ME
Tiverton
“The town name in a more modernized spelling.”
Modern English
English
Tiverton
“The name of a town in Devon, England, also used as a surname.”