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Carleton

US/ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/

Carleton proper noun: an English surname, alternative spelling of Carlton.

Proper noun

Carleton

  1. An English surname, alternative spelling of Carlton.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A hamlet in St Cuthbert Without parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY4252).
  4. A scattered locality in Drigg and Carleton parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, which includes Carleton Hall, and the hamlets of Carleton Head and Hall Carleton.
  5. A hamlet in Haile parish, Cumberland, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0109).
  6. A suburb of Penrith, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5329).
  7. A village near Poulton-le-Fylde, Wyre borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3339).
  8. The civil parish for Carleton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district.
  9. A village south of Pontefract, Wakefield borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4620).
  10. A parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada, named after Thomas Carleton.
  11. A village in Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan, United States.
  12. A village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States.
  13. A rural locality in Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Words formed from Carleton

Words that rhyme with Carleton

Questions about Carleton

What does Carleton mean?
Carleton means an English surname, alternative spelling of Carlton.
What part of speech is Carleton?
Carleton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Carleton?
Carleton is pronounced /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/ (US).

Words near Carleton in the dictionary

  1. Carlene
  2. Carlens
  3. carles
  4. carless
  5. carlessness
  6. Carleton
  7. Carleton County
  8. Carleton-in-Craven
  9. carletonite
  10. Carley
  11. Carley float

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