English Explanatory Dictionary

Seaton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A number of places in England:
  2. A coastal village in Deviock parish, Cornwall, on a river of the same name (OS grid ref SX304544).
  3. A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough, and historically in the County of Cumberland (OS grid ref NY0130).
  4. A coastal town and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2490).
  5. A village in Seaton with Slingley parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ399499).
  6. A village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SP904982).
  7. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA163467).
  8. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  9. A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
  10. A village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States.
  11. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈsiːtən/

Word forms

Seaton Seatons Seton

Etymology

From Old English sǣ (“sea, lake”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

North Seaton Seaton Carew Seaton Delaval Seaton Junction Seaton Sluice Seaton Valley Seaton with Slingley
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