Eton

//ˈiː.ʔn̩// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Eton College, a prestigious public school for boys in Eton. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  3. 3
    A town in Murray County, Georgia, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English *Ēatūn, from ea (“river”) + tun (“town”). See also the doublet Eaton.

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