English Explanatory Dictionary

Morton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
  2. A number of places in England:
  3. A western suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3854).
  4. A hamlet in Hesket parish and Skelton parish, near Calthwaite, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY4539).
  5. A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4160).
  6. A suburb of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6491).
  7. A suburban area in Brading parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ6086).
  8. A hamlet in Swinderby parish, near Morton Hall, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8863).
  9. A village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0924).
  10. A village and civil parish by Gainsborough, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (not actually named "Morton by Gainsborough"; OS grid ref SK8091).
  11. A hamlet in Morton on the Hill parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1217).
  12. A hamlet in Babworth parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6780).

Pronunciation

[ˈmɔːtn̩] [ˈmɔɹtn̩] [ˈmɔɹɾn̩] [ˈmɔɹʔn̩] en-us-Morton.ogg [ˈmoːtn̩]

Word forms

Morton Mortons

Etymology

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Related words

Moreton

Derived words

Boissevain-Morton Fiskerton cum Morton Morton and Hanthorpe Morton code Morton County Mortonian Morton-on-Swale Morton on the Hill Morton order Morton ordering Morton Plains Mortons Creek Morton's fork Morton's syndrome Morton's toe
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