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Dufton

Dufton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6925).

Proper noun

Dufton (countable and uncountable, plural Duftons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6925).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Dufton

pluralDuftons

Origin of Dufton

From Old English *dūfe (“dove”) + tūn (“enclosure; town”).

Questions about Dufton

What does Dufton mean?
Dufton means a village and civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6925).
What part of speech is Dufton?
Dufton is a proper noun.

Words near Dufton in the dictionary

  1. dufter
  2. dufterdar
  3. dufterdars
  4. dufters
  5. duftite
  6. Dufton
  7. Duftons
  8. Dufty
  9. Duftys
  10. dufus
  11. dufuses

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