Leyton

//ˈleɪtən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A suburban area in the borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A surname. countable
  3. 3
    A unisex given name, sometimes regarded as a variant of Leighton. countable

Etymology

From the name of the River Lea + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Luton.

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