Moulton

name

name ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A village and civil parish of Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ656696). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A village in The Moultons parish, South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF306240). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A village and civil parish of Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ236038). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A village and civil parish of Daventry district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP784663). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A village and civil parish of Forest Heath district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL699643). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, South Glamorgan, Wales (OS grid ref ST072457). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A city, the county seat of Lawrence County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; A small city in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename:; A town in Lavaca County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

    "“As members of Congress, we have a duty to provide oversight on the executive branch,” said Moulton and Meijer, both military veterans who had served in the Middle East."

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"“As members of Congress, we have a duty to provide oversight on the executive branch,” said Moulton and Meijer, both military veterans who had served in the Middle East."

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Mūla + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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