Dayton

//ˈdeɪtən// name

name ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable
  2. 2
    A placename, from the surname:; A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia; named for Walter Warner Day, a cattle and wine pioneer in the area. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename, from the surname:; A community in Nova Scotia, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A town in Alabama. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A city in Idaho. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A town in Indiana. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A city in Iowa; named for the city in Ohio. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A city in Kentucky; named for the city in Ohio. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A town in Maine; named for Thomas Day, who submitted the petition for the area to become a town. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A city in Minnesota; named for founder Lyman Dayton. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A census-designated place in Montana. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A census-designated place in New Jersey; named for Jonathan Dayton. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A town in New York. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States; named for John Day, a local surveyor. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio; named for Jonathan Dayton, a Constitution signatory and statesman. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A city in Oregon. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A borough of Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee; named for the city in Ohio. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A city in Texas. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A town in Virginia. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Washington; named for Jesse Day. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A place in Wisconsin.; A town in Richland County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A place in Wisconsin.; A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin; named for early settler Lyman Dayton. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States.; A town in Wyoming; named for founder Joe Dayton Thorne. countable, uncountable

Example

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"When the University of Dayton in Ohio announced Tuesday it would close student housing the next day and send students home, some said they were unsure where to go next."

Etymology

A variant spelling of Deighton. * Most of the placenames are derived from the surname; or another place named Dayton, that in turn is derived from the surname.

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