English Explanatory Dictionary

Laughton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ501131).
  3. A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP660891).
  4. A hamlet in Aslackby and Laughton parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF081073).
  5. A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK849972).
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Laughton Laughtons

Etymology

From Old English lēac (“leek”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Laughton Common Laughtondale Laughton en le Morthen
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