What does "sutton" mean?
Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A small village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL2247).
Sutton
name
name ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A small village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL2247).
- Grammar: sutton is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, geographic name, last name, place name.
- Useful contrasts: first name, given name.
- Usage evidence: Tierney Sutton began singing in musical theatre and conservatory choirs in her native Wisconsin. It was years later, while majoring in Russian at Wesleyan University in Illinois, that she first discovered jazz. A semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocal Competition, she released her first solo album, Introducing Tierney Sutton, in 1999.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A small village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL2247). countable, uncountable
- 2 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A village and civil parish, also known as Sutton-in-the-Isle, in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4479). countable, uncountable
- 3 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A civil parish in Cheshire East, Cheshire, which includes the village of Sutton Lane Ends. countable, uncountable
- 4 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A suburban town in southern Greater London, historically in Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2664). countable, uncountable
- 5 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A London borough in Greater London, which includes the town. countable, uncountable
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- 6 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A village and civil parish (served by Sutton by Dover Parish Council) in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3349). countable, uncountable
- 7 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside; the name Sutton Oak is also used in this area (OS grid ref SJ5393). countable, uncountable
- 8 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A civil parish (served by Sutton-in-Craven Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district. countable, uncountable
- 9 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A settlement in Stanton Harcourt parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4106). countable, uncountable
- 10 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in England, including:; A village and civil parish (served by Sutton and Barlavington Parish Council) in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU9715). countable, uncountable
- 11 Any of a number of places:; A northern suburb of Dublin, Ireland, on the isthmus near Howth (Irish grid ref O2539). countable, uncountable
- 12 Any of a number of places:; A place in Canada:; A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario. countable, uncountable
- 13 Any of a number of places:; A place in Canada:; A town in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec. countable, uncountable
- 14 Any of a number of places:; A place in Canada:; A rural municipality in Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Sutton No. 103. countable, uncountable
- 15 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts. countable, uncountable
- 16 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in the United States:; A city and township in Clay County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
- 17 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. countable, uncountable
- 18 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
- 19 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Griggs County, North Dakota. countable, uncountable
- 20 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Meigs County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
- 21 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Caledonia County, Vermont. countable, uncountable
- 22 Any of a number of places:; A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Braxton County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 23 Any of a number of places:; A place in Australia; A village in Queanbeyan-Palerang council area and Yass Valley council area, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 24 Any of a number of places:; A place in Australia; A locality in the Shire of Buloke, north western Victoria, Australia countable, uncountable
- 25 Any of a number of places:; A small settlement in Otago, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
- 26 A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
"Formal SignWriting is one particular computerized design for Sutton SignWriting that envisions a sign as a two part word."
- 27 A unisex given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
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Example
"Tierney Sutton began singing in musical theatre and conservatory choirs in her native Wisconsin. It was years later, while majoring in Russian at Wesleyan University in Illinois, that she first discovered jazz. A semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocal Competition, she released her first solo album, Introducing Tierney Sutton, in 1999."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "sutton"?
Common synonyms include: family name, geographic name, last name, place name, surname, toponym.
How do you use "sutton" in a sentence?
Tierney Sutton began singing in musical theatre and conservatory choirs in her native Wisconsin. It was years later, while majoring in Russian at Wesleyan University in Illinois, that she first discovered jazz. A semi-finalist in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocal Competition, she released her first solo album, Introducing Tierney Sutton, in 1999.
Etymology
From Old English suþ (“south”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Southtown.