Ashton

/ˈæʃtən/ name

name ·Moderate ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: A common placename in England:; A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).
  • Grammar: ashton is listed as name.
  • Nearest alternatives: family name, first name, forename, geographical name.
  • Useful contrasts: given name, surname.
  • Usage evidence: Ashton Kutcher was hospitalised after taking up a fruitarian diet.

How to use "ashton"

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  3. Use the example sentence as a context check. If your sentence uses the word differently, confirm that the grammar still fits.

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A common placename in England:; A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).
  2. 2
    A common placename in England:; A village in Breage parish, south-west Cornwall (OS grid ref SW6028).
  3. 3
    A common placename in England:; A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall (OS grid ref SX3868).
  4. 4
    A common placename in England:; A civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, which includes Lower Ashton and Higher Ashton
  5. 5
    A common placename in England:; A settlement in Bishop's Waltham parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5419).
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  1. 6
    A common placename in England:; A village in Eye, Moreton and Ashton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO5164).
  2. 7
    A common placename in England:; A small village and civil parish near Oundle, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0588).
  3. 8
    A common placename in England:; A small village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7649).
  4. 9
    A common placename in England:; A hamlet in Chapel Allerton parish, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST4149).
  5. 10
    A common placename in England:; Former name of Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, renamed by 2015.
  6. 11
    A suburb of Gourock, Inverclyde council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2377).
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in California.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ben Hill County, Georgia.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Fremont County, Idaho.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Lee County, Illinois.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Osceola County, Iowa.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Osceola County, Michigan.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Spink County, South Dakota.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin.
  20. 25
    A town in South Australia, Australia.
  21. 26
    A rural locality in South Canterbury, New Zealand.
  22. 27
    A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
  23. 28
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
family namefirst nameforenamegeographical namegiven namelast name

Antonyms

given namesurname

Example

"Ashton Kutcher was hospitalised after taking up a fruitarian diet."

Common questions

What does "ashton" mean?

A common placename in England:; A hamlet in Bainton parish, City of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1005).

What is a synonym for "ashton"?

Common synonyms include: family name, first name, forename, geographical name, given name, last name.

How do you use "ashton" in a sentence?

Ashton Kutcher was hospitalised after taking up a fruitarian diet.

How do you pronounce "ashton"?

Pronounced /ˈæʃtən/.

Etymology

From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

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