English Explanatory Dictionary

Merton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.
  2. A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5212).
  3. A district in borough of Merton, in south-west Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2670).
  4. A London borough of Greater London.
  5. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5717).
  6. A town in the Shire of Mansfield and the Shire of Murrindindi, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
  7. An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.
  8. Ellipsis of Merton College, Oxford.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɜː.tən/ LL-Q7979-Soundguys-Merton.wav /ˈmɝ.tən/

Word forms

Merton Mertons

Etymology

From Old English Merantūn.

Derived words

Merton-compliant Merton Park Mertonian
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