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Holton

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  1. 1
    A place in England:; A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6006). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST686268). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A place in England:; A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4077). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A town in Ripley County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A township in Muskegon County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

The first element has a wide variety of possible origins, among which Old English hōh (“promontory, hill-spur”), healh (“corner, nook”), holh (“hollow, depression”) or holt (“small wood”). The second element is tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

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