English Explanatory Dictionary

Atherton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6703).
  3. A town in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.
  4. A town in San Mateo County, California, United States.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈæθətən/ /ˈæθɚtən/

Word forms

Atherton Athertons Atterton Eatherton Etherton

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Æþelhere + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), equivalent to Old English Æþelhere + -ton.

Derived words

Athertonian Jiles-Atherton model
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