English Explanatory Dictionary

Milton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
  2. A place in England:
  3. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4762).
  4. A hamlet in Brampton parish, Carlisle district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY5560).
  5. A hamlet in Preston Richard parish, South Lakeland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD5383).
  6. A hamlet in Repton parish, South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3226).
  7. An area of Portsmouth, Hampshire.
  8. Former name of Old Milton, Hampshire, renamed on maps by 1970.
  9. An eastern suburb of Gravesend, Gravesham borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ6574).
  10. A village in West Markham parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7173).
  11. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4535).
  12. A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU4892).

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪltən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Milton.wav

Word forms

Milton

Etymology

The English place names are from Old English mylen (“mill”) or middel (“middle”) + tun (“settlement”).

Related words

Melton Middleton

Derived words

Chapel Milton Milton Abbas Milton Abbot Miltonian Milton Keynes Milton Lilbourne Milton mango Milton of Campsie Milton-under-Wychwood Miltonvale New Milton Old Milton

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 米爾頓 /米尔顿 Chinese Mandarin: 米爾頓 /米尔顿 French: Milton
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