English Explanatory Dictionary

Lawton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A hamlet in Kingsland parish, west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4459).
  3. A hamlet in Diddlebury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5183).
  4. A community in the County of Barrhead No. 11, Alberta, Canada.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana.
  7. A minor city in Woodbury County, Iowa.
  8. An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas.
  9. A village in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  10. A minor city in Ramsey County, North Dakota.
  11. A city, the county seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma.
  12. An unincorporated community in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɔːtən/

Word forms

Lawton Lawtons

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?], from hlāw (“hill, ound”) + tūn (“homestead”) (-ton).

Derived words

Church Lawton Lawton Hall Lawton's Mill
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