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Elton
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English
Etymology 1
From a number of sources, including:
For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from en ang ēl eel + ang tūn farm, village since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from en ang - personal name en Ella + ang tūn.
For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from en enm Adelintune, from en ang æþeling prince + ang tūn estate.
For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from en enm Elwinton, from en ang - personal name ang Ælfwine + ang tūn estate.
For the place in Herefordshire, England: from en enm Elintona, from en ang *æling eel fishery + ang tūn estate, in reference to nearby en Wigmore Lake.
For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see en Elton on the Hill.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛltən/
en ɛltən 2
Proper noun
en male Old English. babynameworld
en Old English.
en rural municipality p/Manitoba c/Canada.
en Several places in <<cc/England>>:
en village/and/cpar in dist/Huntingdonshire co/Cambridgeshire on the boundary with x/Northamptonshire OS grid ref TL0893. Parish map (Cambridgeshire)
en village/and/cpar in uauth/Cheshire West and Chester co/Cheshire OS grid ref SJ4575. Parish map (Cheshire)
en village/and/cpar in bor/Stockton-on-Tees co/County Durham OS grid ref NZ4017. Parish map (Stockton)
en village/and/cpar in dist/Derbyshire Dales co/Derbyshire OS grid ref SK2260. Parish map (Derbyshire)
en suburb town/Bury co/Greater Manchester OS grid ref SD7910.
en village/and/cpar in north co/Herefordshire OS grid ref SO4570. Parish map (Herefordshire)
Several places in the United States:
en town par/Jefferson Davis Parish s/Louisiana.
en ghost town co/Custer County s/Nebraska.
en unincorporated community co/Monmouth County s/New Jersey.
en unincorporated community co/Cambria County s/Pennsylvania.
en unincorporated community co/Summers County s/West Virginia.
en unincorporated community co/Langlade County s/Wisconsin.
Derived terms
en Elton on the Hill
Translations
male given name
Armenian: hy Էլթոն
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 埃爾頓 Āi'ěrdùn
Georgian: ka ელტონი
Russian: ru Э́лтон
Etymology 2
Lake Elton
en ru Эльтон of disputed origin.
Proper noun
en lake oblast/Volgograd c/Russia, close to Kazakhstan border
References
Anagrams
en elnot Nolte Olten Tolen lento let on olent
Albanian
Proper noun
m
sq male
Declension
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
nn Ælghærtun historical spelling 1377
Etymology
From nn non *Elgjartún, from non 1 *elgr tún. First part possibly related to nn gem-pro *alhs temple. nn Elgetun Elgeton Eltun.
Pronunciation
nn [²æʈ.ʈu̞n]
nn /¹ɛltun/ /¹ɛlton/ as a last name
Proper noun
nn proper noun n
nn a <<farm>> name found various places in <<reg/Eastern Norway>>
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