English Explanatory Dictionary

Skelton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of several villages in England:
  2. A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4335).
  3. A linear village on the River Ouse in Kilpin parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE7625).
  4. A village and civil parish in city of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5756).
  5. A town, otherwise known as Skelton-in-Cleveland, in Skelton and Brotton parish, Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref NZ6619).
  6. A place in the United States:
  7. An extinct town in Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana, now flooded by Gibson Lake.
  8. A township in Warrick County, Indiana.
  9. A township in Carlton County, Minnesota.
  10. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
  11. A habitational surname from Old English from the place names.

Word forms

Skelton Skeltons

Etymology

From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Shelton. The alteration of /ʃ/ to /sk/ is down to Old Norse influence.

Derived words

North Skelton Skelton and Brotton Skeltonian Skeltonic Skeltonical Skeltonics
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary