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Alton

/ˈɔːltən/

Alton proper noun: an undefined locality in Idridgehay and Alton parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, around Alton Hall and Alton Manor.

Proper noun

Alton

  1. An undefined locality in Idridgehay and Alton parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, around Alton Hall and Alton Manor.
  2. A town and civil parish with a town council in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7139).
  3. A village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire; Alton Towers is to the north (OS grid ref SK0742).
  4. A civil parish west of Pewsey, Wiltshire, which includes the villages of Alton Barnes and Alton Priors.
  5. A hamlet in Figheldean parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1546).
  6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.
  7. An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.
  8. An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Florida.
  9. A city on the Mississippi in Madison County, Illinois.
  10. A small town in Boone Township, Crawford County, Indiana.
  11. A city in Sioux County, Iowa.
  12. A minor city in Osborne County, Kansas.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kentucky.
  2. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  3. A township in Waseca County, Minnesota.
  4. A minor city, the county seat of Oregon County, Missouri.
  5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Belknap County, New Hampshire.
  6. A hamlet in the town of Sodus, Wayne County, New York.
  7. A village in the town of Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island.
  8. A city in Hidalgo County, Texas.
  9. A town in Kane County, Utah.
  10. An unincorporated community in Halifax County, Virginia.
  11. An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
  12. A rural community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  13. A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
  14. A town in the Shire of Balonne, southern Queensland, Australia.
  15. A rural community in Taranaki, New Zealand.
  16. An English habitational surname from Old English.
  17. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • ...because I have learned something about cartoons from Alton Packard. There are two things about Mr Packard that I keep turning over in my mind. One is that his name sounds like Alton Parker, onetime presidential candidate, and the other is that, to me at least, he looks a little bit like Woodrow...1920 The Lyceum Magazine, editor Ralph Albert Parlette, Volume 30, page 15

Alton meaning in Marathi

Alton in Marathi

town in Hampshire
ऑल्टन ŏlṭan

Origin of Alton

From Old English ǣwell (“river source”) + tūn (“settlement, town”).

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Questions about Alton

What does Alton mean?
Alton means an undefined locality in Idridgehay and Alton parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, around Alton Hall and Alton Manor.
What is Alton in Marathi?
Alton in Marathi is ऑल्टन (ŏlṭan). See Alton meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Alton?
Alton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Alton?
Alton is pronounced /ˈɔːltən/.

Words near Alton in the dictionary

  1. Altomare
  2. Altomares
  3. altometer
  4. altometers
  5. Altoms
  6. Alton
  7. Alton Bay
  8. Altona
  9. Altona Meadows
  10. Altona North
  11. Altonah

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