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Morton

/[ˈmɔːtn̩]/ name

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  1. 1
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A western suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3854).
  2. 2
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Hesket parish and Skelton parish, near Calthwaite, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY4539).
  3. 3
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4160).
  4. 4
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A suburb of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6491).
  5. 5
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A suburban area in Brading parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ6086).
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  1. 6
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Swinderby parish, near Morton Hall, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8863).
  2. 7
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0924).
  3. 8
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish by Gainsborough, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (not actually named "Morton by Gainsborough"; OS grid ref SK8091).
  4. 9
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Morton on the Hill parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1217).
  5. 10
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Babworth parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6780).
  6. 11
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A village in Fiskerton cum Morton parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7251).
  7. 12
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2924).
  8. 13
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A commune in Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  9. 14
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A community in Rideau Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
  10. 15
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Tazewell County, Illinois.
  11. 16
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Indiana.
  12. 17
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota.
  13. 18
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Scott County, Mississippi.
  14. 19
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri.
  15. 20
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; A hamlet in Kendall, Orleans County, New York.
  16. 21
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood in north-west Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  17. 22
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
  18. 23
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Cochran County, Texas.
  19. 24
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Lewis County, Washington.
  20. 25
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming.
  21. 26
    Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.; A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morton Township.
  22. 27
    An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
  23. 28
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  24. 29
    A Scottish earldom.

Etymology

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).

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