Paton

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A city and township in Greene County, Iowa, United States. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Scottish patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Patrick + Old French -on.

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