English Explanatory Dictionary

Holton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in England:
  2. A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6006).
  3. A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST686268).
  4. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4077).
  5. A place in the United States:
  6. A town in Ripley County, Indiana.
  7. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Kansas.
  8. A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
  9. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  10. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Holton Holtons Houlton

Etymology

The first element has a wide variety of possible origins, among which Old English hōh (“promontory, hill-spur”), healh (“corner, nook”), holh (“hollow, depression”) or holt (“small wood”). The second element is tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Derived words

Holton Heath Holton le Clay Holton le Moor Holton St Mary
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