Walton

//ˈwɒl.tən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

    "Despite wide efforts to encourage more girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM, a new survey from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found Gen Z girls significantly lag behind boys in the level of interest expressed in STEM subjects, suggesting more must be done to close the gender gap."

  2. 2
    Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A city in Boone County and Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. 3
    Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A town and village in Delaware County, New York, United States.
  4. 4
    Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A number of places in England, including:; A suburb and civil parish (with a community council) in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8936).
  5. 5
    Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A number of places in England, including:; A northern suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1702).
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  1. 6
    Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A number of places in England, including:; A southern suburb of Chesterfield borough, with a small portion in Holymoorside and Walton parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3669).
  2. 7
    Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A number of places in England, including:; A suburb of the City of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3694).
  3. 8
    Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A number of places in England, including:; A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8527).
  4. 9
    Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A number of places in England, including:; A suburban area in Stone parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9033).
  5. 10
    Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A number of places in England, including:; A village and civil parish in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3517).
  6. 11
    Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A settlement in Waikato, New Zealand.
  7. 12
    Counties in Florida and Georgia, see Walton County.
  8. 13
    Clipping of Walton-on-Thames. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  9. 14
    Clipping of Walton-on-the-Naze. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Synonyms

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ernest thomas sinton waltonizaak waltonsir william turner walton

Example

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"Remember me with affection, should you never hear from me again. — Your affectionate brother, Robert Walton."

Etymology

Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)

Related phrases

Cockcroft-Walton acceleratorCockcroft-Walton generatorCockcroft-Walton multiplierFrinton and WaltonHolymoorside and WaltonLincrusta-WaltonMirhosseini-Holmes-Walton syndromeWalton CountyWalton-on-ThamesWalton-on-TrentWalton-on-the-HillWalton-on-the-Naze

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