What does "walton" mean?
A surname.
Walton
/ˈwɒl.tən/ name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A surname.
- Grammar: walton is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, last name, locality name, place name.
- Useful contrasts: first name, given name.
- Usage evidence: Remember me with affection, should you never hear from me again. — Your affectionate brother, Robert Walton.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 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 Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A city in Boone County and Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
- 3 Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A town and village in Delaware County, New York, United States.
- 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 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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- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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).
- 11 Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.; A settlement in Waikato, New Zealand.
- 12 Counties in Florida and Georgia, see Walton County.
- 13 Clipping of Walton-on-Thames. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- 14 Clipping of Walton-on-the-Naze. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
first namegiven name
Example
"Remember me with affection, should you never hear from me again. — Your affectionate brother, Robert Walton."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "walton"?
Common synonyms include: family name, last name, locality name, place name, surname, toponym.
How do you use "walton" in a sentence?
Remember me with affection, should you never hear from me again. — Your affectionate brother, Robert Walton.
How do you pronounce "walton"?
Pronounced /ˈwɒl.tən/.
Etymology
Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)