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Leverton

Leverton proper noun: a hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3370).

Proper noun

Leverton (countable and uncountable, plural Levertons)

  1. A hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3370).
  2. A village and civil parish in Boston district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3947).
  3. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Missouri, United States.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Leverton

pluralLevertons
alternative formLeaverton

Origin of Leverton

Two main origins: * The hamlet in Berkshire is named with the Old English personal name Lēofwaru, which is composed of the elements lēof (“dear, beloved”) and waru (“care, guard, protection”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Lincolnshire is named with Old English lǣfer (“rush, reed”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Leverton

Questions about Leverton

What does Leverton mean?
Leverton means a hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3370).
What part of speech is Leverton?
Leverton is a proper noun.

Words near Leverton in the dictionary

  1. leverock
  2. leverocks
  3. leverpostej
  4. levers
  5. Levert
  6. Leverton
  7. Levertons
  8. Leverts
  9. leverwood
  10. leverwoods
  11. Levesley

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