English Explanatory Dictionary

Bilton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU225105).
  3. A suburb of Rugby, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP484736).
  4. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA160330).
  5. A northern suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3057).
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Bilton Biltons

Etymology

From an unattested Old English personal name *Billa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). In the case of the place in Warwickshire, the first element is probably Old English beolone (“henbane”).

Derived words

New Bilton
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