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Swanton

Swanton proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Swanton (countable and uncountable, plural Swantons)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. An unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
  3. A census-designated place in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
  4. A village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States.
  5. A village in Lucas County, Ohio, United States.
  6. A town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States.

Forms of Swanton

pluralSwantons

Origin of Swanton

Habitational surname from any of various places in Norfolk, from Old English sweġen (“swain, servant, retainer”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Swanton

Questions about Swanton

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

Words near Swanton in the dictionary

  1. Swanstrom
  2. Swanstroms
  3. Swantek
  4. Swanteks
  5. Swantevit
  6. Swanton
  7. Swanton Morley
  8. Swantons
  9. Swanville
  10. Swanwater
  11. Swanwater West

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