What does "stanton" mean?
Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.; A small village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, west of Swadlincote (OS grid ref SK2620).
Stanton
/ˈstæntən/ name
name ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.; A small village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, west of Swadlincote (OS grid ref SK2620).
- Grammar: stanton is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, geographical name, last name, locality name.
- Useful contrasts: anthroponym, first name, forename.
- Usage evidence: Stanton suddenly saw the fateful day for which he had been so carefully prepared and trained looming terrifyingly large in the immediate future.
How to use "stanton"
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.; A small village in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, west of Swadlincote (OS grid ref SK2620).
- 2 Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.; A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0634).
- 3 Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.; A hamlet in Netherwitton parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1389).
- 4 Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.; A small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1246).
- 5 Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.; A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL9673).
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- 6 Any of several placenames in Britain from Saxon words meaning stone and enclosure.; A hamlet in Crucorney community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO3121).
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Orange County, California.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Montgomery County, Iowa.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A home rule city, the county seat of Powell County, Kentucky.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Montcalm County, Michigan.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Stanton County, Nebraska.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Mercer County, North Dakota.
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Haywood County, Tennessee.
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Martin County, Texas.
- 19 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
- 20 A number of places in the United States:; A town and unincorporated community therein, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
- 21 A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships, listed under Stanton Township.
- 22 A habitational surname from either of these places
- 23 A male given name transferred from the surname. rare
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Example
"Stanton suddenly saw the fateful day for which he had been so carefully prepared and trained looming terrifyingly large in the immediate future."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "stanton"?
Common synonyms include: family name, geographical name, last name, locality name, place name, surname.
How do you use "stanton" in a sentence?
Stanton suddenly saw the fateful day for which he had been so carefully prepared and trained looming terrifyingly large in the immediate future.
How do you pronounce "stanton"?
Pronounced /ˈstæntən/.