English Explanatory Dictionary

Lenton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230).
  2. A suburban area in the City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, with Old Lenton in the west and New Lenton in the east (OS grid ref SK5539).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛn.tən/

Word forms

Lenton Lentons

Etymology

The placename in Nottingham comes from the River Leen + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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