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Payton

Payton proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Payton (plural Paytons)

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

Forms of Payton

pluralPaytons
alternative formPeyton

Origin of Payton

Habitational surname from a minor place in Sussex, from the Old English personal name Pǣga + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Payton

What does Payton mean?
Payton means a habitational surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Payton?
Payton is a proper noun.

Words near Payton in the dictionary

  1. paytechs
  2. Paytens Bridge
  3. paythrough
  4. paythroughs
  5. paytine
  6. Payton
  7. Paytons
  8. paytriot
  9. paytriots
  10. payts.
  11. PAYU

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