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Naughton

Naughton proper noun: a village in Suffolk, England.

Proper noun

Naughton (countable and uncountable, plural Naughtons)

  1. A village in Suffolk, England.
  2. An estate in Fife council area, Scotland
  3. A surname.

Forms of Naughton

pluralNaughtons

Origin of Naughton

The Suffolk place-name has the second element Old English tūn (“town, village”). The initial element is either nafela (“navel”) or a personal name such as Old Norse Nagli. The Fife place-name is from Old Irish áth (“ford”) + the Pictish personal-name Neithon.

Words formed from Naughton

Questions about Naughton

What does Naughton mean?
Naughton means a village in Suffolk, England.
What part of speech is Naughton?
Naughton is a proper noun.

Words near Naughton in the dictionary

  1. naughtiest
  2. naughtily
  3. naughtiness
  4. naughtinesses
  5. naughtly
  6. Naughton
  7. Naughtons
  8. Naughtons Gap
  9. naughts
  10. naughts and crosses
  11. naughty

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