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Leighton

/ˈleɪtən/

Leighton proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Leighton

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, which includes Leighton Bromswold.
  4. A civil parish (served by Leighton, Minshull Vernon and Woolstanwood Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.
  5. A hamlet in Healey parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE1679).
  6. A village in Leighton and Eaton Constantine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6105).
  7. A hamlet in Wanstrow parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7043).
  8. A small village in Forden with Leighton and Trelystan community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2405).
  9. A town in Colbert County, Alabama.
  10. A minor city in Mahaska County, Iowa.
  11. A township in Allegan County, Michigan; in full, Leighton Township.
  12. A coastal area in North Fremantle, City of Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia.

Origin of Leighton

Various place names in England, Old English leac (“leek”) + tun (“settlement”), also in the sense of a herb garden.

Words formed from Leighton

Words that rhyme with Leighton

Questions about Leighton

What does Leighton mean?
Leighton means a habitational surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Leighton?
Leighton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Leighton?
Leighton is pronounced /ˈleɪtən/ (UK).

Words near Leighton in the dictionary

  1. Leigh syndrome
  2. Leigh-on-Sea
  3. Leighfield
  4. leighs
  5. Leight
  6. Leighton
  7. Leighton and Eaton Constantine
  8. Leighton Bromswold
  9. Leighton Buzzard
  10. Leighton Hill
  11. Leighton-Linslade

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