English Explanatory Dictionary

Swanton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A placename from the surname:
  3. An unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
  5. A village in Saline County, Nebraska, United States.
  6. A village in Lucas County, Ohio, United States.
  7. A town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States.

Word forms

Swanton Swantons

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various places in Norfolk, from Old English sweġen (“swain, servant, retainer”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Swanton Abbott Swanton Morley Swanton Novers
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