Dutton

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD662368). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A settlement in Mid Murray council area and Goyder council area, South Australia. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A community in Dutton/Dunwich municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A ghost town in Pike County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A town in Teton County, Montana, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

The village in Cheshire is from Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the civil parish in Lancashire is from the Old English personal name Dudda + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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