Seaton
//ˈsiːtən// name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A number of places in England:; A coastal village in Deviock parish, Cornwall, on a river of the same name (OS grid ref SX304544). countable, uncountable
- 2 A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough, and historically in the County of Cumberland (OS grid ref NY0130). countable, uncountable
- 3 A number of places in England:; A coastal town and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2490). countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in England:; A village in Seaton with Slingley parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ399499). countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SP904982). countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in England:; A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA163467). countable, uncountable
- 7 A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. countable, uncountable
- 8 A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 9 A village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
- 10 A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"In 1620 the King of Sweden renewed the war; and the Scots, under Colonels Ruthven and Seaton, distinguished themselves at the siege and capture of Riga, the capital city of Livonia."
Etymology
From Old English sǣ (“sea, lake”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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