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Crichton

/ˈkɹaɪ̯.tən/

Crichton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619).

Proper noun

Crichton (countable and uncountable, plural Crichtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619).
  2. A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Wise Creek, No. 77, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after James Crichton.
  3. A neighbourhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. A habitational surname from places.

Forms of Crichton

pluralCrichtons
alternative formCreighton
alternative formCrighton

Origin of Crichton

From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton.

Words formed from Crichton

Questions about Crichton

What does Crichton mean?
Crichton means a village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619).
What part of speech is Crichton?
Crichton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Crichton?
Crichton is pronounced /ˈkɹaɪ̯.tən/.

Words near Crichton in the dictionary

  1. cricetids
  2. cricetine
  3. Crich
  4. Crichlow
  5. Crichlows
  6. Crichton
  7. crichtonite
  8. crichtonites
  9. Crichtons
  10. Criciova
  11. crick

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