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Paton

Paton proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Paton (countable and uncountable, plural Patons)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A city and township in Greene County, Iowa, United States.

Forms of Paton

pluralPatons

Origin of Paton

Scottish patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Patrick + Old French -on.

Questions about Paton

What does Paton mean?
Paton means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Paton?
Paton is a proper noun.

Words near Paton in the dictionary

  1. Patoka
  2. patola
  3. patolas
  4. patole
  5. patolli
  6. Paton
  7. patonce
  8. patonces
  9. patoncy
  10. patoncé
  11. patoncée

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