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Wharton

//ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən// name

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  1. 1
    A placename:; A neighbourhood of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6666). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A civil parish (without a council) near Kirkby Stephen, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7606). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5055). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A hamlet in Blyton parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8493). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A borough of Morris County, New Jersey, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A city, the county seat of Wharton County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

Various possible origins: * The villages in Cheshire and Herefordshire are named after the River Weaver, whose name derives from Old English wæfre (“wavering, winding”), + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Lincolnshire is named with either Old English weard (“ward, guard”) or waroþ (“shore, warth”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Cumbria is named with Old English hwearf (“wharf, embankment”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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