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Where does “Chilton” come from?

Chilton derives from Old English ċilda tūn, compound of Old English ċilda, the genitive plural of "child," combined with tūn meaning "settlement" or "farmstead."

Ancestry of “Chilton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċilda tūn—
2Old Englishċilda—
Every word from Old English ċilda →