Given name & surname

Netherton

“lower”

Netherton is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Netherton goes back to Old English niþera, meaning “lower.”

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Where it comes from

Netherton comes from Old English.

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How it developed

From Old English niþera (“lower”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Netherton, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Nettleton

“nettle”

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Old English

Northington

“north”

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Old English

Emberton

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Nethercote

“lower”

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Old English

Eggleston

“edge” · “wolf”

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Old English

Eggleton

“edge” · “wolf”

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Old English

Essington

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Edington

Edington is a surname from Old English.

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