Kenton

//ˈkɛn.tən// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9583). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A number of places in England:; A suburban area in the borough of Brent and borough of Harrow, Greater London; Kenton Road forms the boundary between boroughs (OS grid ref TQ1788). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1965). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A number of places in England:; A suburb in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ2267). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Kent County, Delaware. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Hardin County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Cimarron County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Gibson County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable
  6. 11
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Cena or cyne- (“royal”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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