Dutton
Dutton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767).
Proper noun
Dutton (countable and uncountable, plural Duttons)
- A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767).
- A civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD662368).
- A settlement in Mid Murray council area and Goyder council area, South Australia.
- A community in Dutton/Dunwich municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
- A ghost town in Pike County, Illinois, United States.
- A town in Teton County, Montana, United States.
- A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms of Dutton
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Origin of Dutton
The village in Cheshire is from Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the civil parish in Lancashire is from the Old English personal name Dudda + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Words formed from Dutton
Questions about Dutton
- What does Dutton mean?
- Dutton means a village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767).
- What part of speech is Dutton?
- Dutton is a proper noun.
Words near Dutton in the dictionary
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