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Elton

/ˈɛltən/

Elton proper noun: a male given name from Old English.

Proper noun (1)

Elton

  1. A male given name from Old English.
  2. A surname from Old English.
  3. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
  4. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, on the boundary with Northamptonshire (OS grid ref TL0893).
  5. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4575).
  6. A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4017).
  7. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2260).
  8. A suburb of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7910).
  9. A village and civil parish in north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4570).
  10. A town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
  11. A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.
  12. An unincorporated community in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
  2. An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin.

Proper noun (2)

Elton

  1. A lake in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, close to Kazakhstan border

Origin of Elton

From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn. # For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (“eel fishery”) + tūn (“estate”), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake. # For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.

Transliteration of Russian Эльтон (Elʹton) of disputed origin.

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Words that rhyme with Elton

Questions about Elton

What does Elton mean?
Elton means a male given name from Old English.
What part of speech is Elton?
Elton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Elton?
Elton is pronounced /ˈɛltən/.

Words near Elton in the dictionary

  1. Eltham North
  2. Eltham Park
  3. Eltina
  4. elting
  5. Eltings
  6. Elton
  7. Elton on the Hill
  8. eltoprazine
  9. Eltringham
  10. Eltringhams
  11. eltrombopag

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