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Railton

Railton proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Railton (countable and uncountable, plural Railtons)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A town in Kentish council area and the Latrobe council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States.

Forms of Railton

pluralRailtons

Origin of Railton

Habitational surname from a lost place in England, from Old English rǣge (“female roe deer”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Railton

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

Words near Railton in the dictionary

  1. rails
  2. rails out
  3. Railsback
  4. Railsbacks
  5. railside
  6. Railton
  7. Railtons
  8. railtour
  9. railtours
  10. railtrack
  11. railtracks

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