English Explanatory Dictionary

Allerton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb and ward in Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4086).
  2. A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1134).
  3. A village in Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.
  4. A minor city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States.
  5. A neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Allerton

Etymology

The name of the English location is possibly from Old English alor (“alder”) + -tun, or possibly it was named for Alfred the Great. It is in the Domesday Book as Alvertune.

Derived words

Allerton Mauleverer Chapel Allerton
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