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Benton

//ˈbɛn.tən// name

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  1. 1
    A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2768). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Mono County, California. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A home rule city, the county seat of Marshall County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A town, the parish seat of Bossier Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Scott County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Polk County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From either Old English bēan (“bean”) or *beonet (“bentgrass”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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