English Explanatory Dictionary

Scruton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2992).
  2. A habitational surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈskɹuː.tən/

Word forms

Scruton Scrutons

Etymology

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

Derived words

Scrutonian
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