Stockton
/ˈstɒktən/ name
name ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A placename:; A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, named after Robert F. Stockton. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A neighbourhood of San Diego, California. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Lanier County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A township and village therein, in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A township in Greene County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Owen County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A minor city in Muscatine County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Rooks County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Worcester County, Maryland. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Cedar County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Camden, Camden County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A borough of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
- 14 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A town and hamlet therein, in Chautauqua County, New York, named after Richard Stockton. countable, uncountable
- 15 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A town in Tooele County, Utah. countable, uncountable
- 16 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A town and unincorporated community therein, in Portage County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 17 A placename:; A place in England:; A small village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM3894). countable, uncountable
- 18 A placename:; A place in England:; A small village and civil parish in south-east Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7299). countable, uncountable
- 19 A placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Chirbury with Brompton parish, west Shropshire, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SJ2601). countable, uncountable
- 20 A placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote parish, Telford and Wrekin district, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ7716). countable, uncountable
- 21 A placename:; A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP4363). countable, uncountable
- 22 A placename:; A place in England:; A village and civil parish south-east of Warminster, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9838). countable, uncountable
- 23 A placename:; A place in England:; Clipping of Stockton-on-Tees. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
- 24 A placename:; A northern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 25 A placename:; A rural locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 26 A placename:; A locality in the West Coast region, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
- 27 A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
- 28 A male given name from Old English. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Old English stocc (“log; stump, tree trunk”) or stoc (“house, dwelling”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). By surface analysis, stock + -ton. Doublet of Stoughton.