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Wharton

/ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən/

Wharton proper noun: a neighbourhood of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6666).

Proper noun

Wharton (countable and uncountable, plural Whartons)

  1. A neighbourhood of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6666).
  2. A civil parish (without a council) near Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7606).
  3. A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5055).
  4. A hamlet in Blyton parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8493).
  5. A borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
  6. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States.
  7. A city, the county seat of Wharton County, Texas, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
  9. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wharton

pluralWhartons

Origin of Wharton

Various possible origins: * The villages in Cheshire and Herefordshire are named after the River Weaver, whose name derives from Old English wæfre (“wavering, winding”), + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Lincolnshire is named with either Old English weard (“ward, guard”) or waroþ (“shore, warth”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Cumbria is named with Old English hwearf (“wharf, embankment”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Wharton

Phrases with Wharton

Questions about Wharton

What does Wharton mean?
Wharton means a neighbourhood of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6666).
What part of speech is Wharton?
Wharton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wharton?
Wharton is pronounced /ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən/.

Words near Wharton in the dictionary

  1. wharp
  2. Wharparilla
  3. wharra
  4. Wharram
  5. Wharram le Street
  6. Wharton
  7. Wharton County
  8. Wharton reaction
  9. Wharton's duct
  10. Wharton's jelly
  11. Whartonesque

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