Leighton

English Etymology Various place names in England, en ang leac leek + ang tun settlement, also in the sense of a herb garden. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988. Pronunciation en /ˈleɪtən/ UK lā′tənLeighton 1037 2 lē′tən (Alabama) en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Leighton.wav Southern England en eɪtən 2 en Leyton Proper noun en habitational Old English. en unisex surnames. A number of places in the United Kingdom: en cpar in dist/Huntingdonshire co/Cambridgeshire cc/England which includes x/Leighton Bromswold. Parish map (Cambridgeshire) en cpar (served by Leighton, Minshull Vernon and Woolstanwood Parish Council) in x/Cheshire East co/Cheshire cc/England. Parish map (Cheshire) en hamlet par/Healey co/North Yorkshire cc/England previously in dist/Harrogate OS grid ref SE1679. en village par/Leighton and Eaton Constantine co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ6105. en hamlet par/Wanstrow co/Somerset cc/England OS grid ref ST7043. List of United Kingdom locations: Lea-Lei#Lea-Lei en small village wcomm/Forden with Leighton and Trelystan co/Powys cc/Wales OS grid ref SJ2405. en place c/USA: en town co/Colbert County s/Alabama. en minor city co/Mahaska County s/Iowa. en twp co/Allegan County s/Michigan Leighton Township. en coastal area in x/North Fremantle city:Pref/Fremantle city/Perth s/Western Australia. Usage notes More common as a feminine name in the United States. But in the UK it is more masculine. Derived terms en Forden with Leighton and Trelystan Leighton and Eaton Constantine Leighton Bromswold Leighton Buzzard Leighton Hill Leighton-Linslade See also en Layton Leyton References Anagrams en eghilnot hoteling