English Explanatory Dictionary

Wotton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A suburb of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8418).
  3. A small village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1247).
  4. A municipality in Quebec, Canada.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɒtən/ /ˈwʊtən/ /ˈwɑtən/

Word forms

Wotton Wottons

Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Wottonian Wotton-under-Edge Wotton Underwood
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