English Explanatory Dictionary

Ayton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9261).
  3. A suburb in south-west Washington, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2855).
  4. A community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Ayton Aytons

Etymology

Probably from Old English ēa (“river”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Ayton Castle East Ayton Great Ayton Little Ayton West Ayton
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