English Explanatory Dictionary

Eggleton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A civil parish in Herefordshire, England.
  3. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛɡəltən/

Word forms

Eggleton Eggletons Eagleton Eggelton

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Eċġwulf, which is composed of the elements eċġ (“edge”) and wulf (“wolf”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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