Carlton

/ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/ name

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  1. 1
    Any of several place names in England:; A village in Carlton and Chellington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref SP9555).
  2. 2
    Any of several place names in England:; A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL6453).
  3. 3
    Any of several place names in England:; A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ3921).
  4. 4
    Any of several place names in England:; A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK3905).
  5. 5
    Any of several place names in England:; A suburb of Nottingham in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6141).
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  1. 6
    Any of several place names in England:; A village in Kelsale cum Carlton parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3864).
  2. 7
    Any of several place names in England:; A civil parish for Carlton in Cleveland, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district.
  3. 8
    Any of several place names in England:; A village in Carlton Town parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0684).
  4. 9
    Any of several place names in England:; A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6424).
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    Any of several place names in England:; A village in Barnsley borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3610).
  6. 11
    Any of several place names in England:; A village south-west of Rothwell, City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3327).
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    Any of several place names in England:; A civil parish (served by Bramhope and Carlton Parish Council) in Leeds district, West Yorkshire, which includes the settlements of East Carlton and West Carlton.
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    A habitational surname from Old English, from any of these places.
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    A suburb of southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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    A locality in Sorell council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
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    An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  12. 17
    A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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    A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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    Various places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama.
  15. 20
    Various places in the United States of America:; A small city in Madison County, Georgia.
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    Various places in the United States of America:; A township in Tama County, Iowa.
  17. 22
    Various places in the United States of America:; A tiny city in Dickinson County, Kansas.
  18. 23
    Various places in the United States of America:; A township in Barry County, Michigan.
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    Various places in the United States of America:; A small city, the county seat of Carlton County, Minnesota.
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    Various places in the United States of America:; A town in Orleans County, New York.
  21. 26
    Various places in the United States of America:; A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
  22. 27
    Various places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Texas.
  23. 28
    Various places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Okanogan County, Washington.
  24. 29
    Various places in the United States of America:; A town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
  25. 30
    A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

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"Hello. This is Joe Carlton. May I speak to Michael?"

Etymology

From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Charlton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

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