Hilton

//ˈhɪltən// name

name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

    "During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies."

  2. 2
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2966).
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A small village in Murton parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7320).
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2430).
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village and civil parish in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST7803).
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    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A small village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1621).
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4611).
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A village in Worfield parish, south-east Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7795).
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, near Featherstone.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A hamlet in Wall parish, Lichfield district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0805).
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A suburb of Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ9208).
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A southern suburb of Inverness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH6743).
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A hamlet near Tain, Highland council area (OS grid ref NH7980).
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United Kingdom:; A hamlet in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT8850).
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Early County, Georgia.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A community in Atlantic Highlands borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Parma, Monroe County, New York.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Creek County, Oklahoma.
  16. 21
    A township on St. Joseph Island, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
  17. 22
    A town near Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
  18. 23
    A suburb of Adelaide in the City of West Torrens, South Australia.
  19. 24
    A suburb of Fremantle, Western Australia.

Example

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"When Mr Hilton wanted to sell his house, he advertised it in the newspaper."

Etymology

From many placenames in England and Scotland, including: * Old English hyll (“hill”) + tun (“settlement”); sometimes the first element is interpreted as Old English hield (“slope”) or helde (“tansy”) * From Norman Hildun, from Old English hild (“battle”) + húnn (“bear cub”)

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Hilton HeadHilton Head IslandHilton House

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