Stanton

//ˈstæntən// name

name ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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  1. 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).
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Orange County, California.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Montgomery County, Iowa.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A home rule city, the county seat of Powell County, Kentucky.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Montcalm County, Michigan.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Stanton County, Nebraska.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Mercer County, North Dakota.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Haywood County, Tennessee.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Martin County, Texas.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and unincorporated community therein, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships, listed under Stanton Township.
  17. 22
    A habitational surname from either of these places
  18. 23
    A male given name transferred from the surname. rare

Synonyms

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elizabeth cady stanton

Example

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"Stanton suddenly saw the fateful day for which he had been so carefully prepared and trained looming terrifyingly large in the immediate future."

Related phrases

Stanton CountyStanton DrewStanton GateStanton HarcourtStanton LongStanton by DaleStanton under BardonStanton upon Hine HeathStanton-on-the-WoldsStoney Stantoncounty seatmercer county

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