English Explanatory Dictionary

Pelton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2553).
  2. A locality in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Pelton Peltons

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Peola + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Pelton wheel
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