“And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.”
Jacob, however, went to Sukkoth, where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Sukkoth. Sukkoth means booths or shelters. Jacob settles at Sukkoth rather than immediately going to Seir as he suggested in verse 14 — the two brothers go their separate ways. The naming of the place from what was built there is the characteristic patriarchal practice. The application: the places where the covenant person builds and settles are worth naming. Sukkoth is the first settlement west of the Jordan.
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