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Ayton

Ayton proper noun: a village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9261).

Proper noun

Ayton (countable and uncountable, plural Aytons)

  1. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9261).
  2. A suburb in south-west Washington, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2855).
  3. A community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Ayton

pluralAytons

Origin of Ayton

Probably from Old English ēa (“river”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Ayton

Questions about Ayton

What does Ayton mean?
Ayton means a village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9261).
What part of speech is Ayton?
Ayton is a proper noun.

Words near Ayton in the dictionary

  1. Ayson
  2. Aysons
  3. Aysén
  4. AYT
  5. Ayto
  6. Ayton
  7. Ayton Castle
  8. Aytons
  9. Aytos
  10. Aytoun
  11. ayu

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