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Burton

proper nouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈbɜː.tən//
  • United States//ˈbɝ.tən//

An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.

proper noun

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    An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.

  2. 2

    A male given name.

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    A number of places in the United States: A locality in Navajo County, Arizona.

  4. 4

    A number of places in the United States: A former town in Rabun County, Georgia, now submerged.

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    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madison County, Idaho.

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    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community, census-designated place, and township in Adams County, Illinois.

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    A number of places in the United States: A township in McHenry County, Illinois.

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    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky.

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    A number of places in the United States: A city in Genesee County, Michigan.

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    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.

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    A number of places in the United States: A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.

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    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and inactive township in Howard County, Missouri.

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    A number of places in the United States: A tiny village in Keya Paha County, Nebraska.

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    A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Geauga County, Ohio.

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    A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place on Port Royal Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina.

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    A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Washington County, Texas.

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    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community on Vashon Island, King County, Washington.

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    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.

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    A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin.

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    A place in Canada: A settlement in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.

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    A place in Canada: A rural community and parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

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    A place in Canada: A settlement in western Prince Edward Island.

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    A number of places in England and Wales: A small village in Duddon and Burton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5163).

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    A number of places in England and Wales: A village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3174).

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    A number of places in England and Wales: A village in Burton and Winkton parish, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1694).

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    A number of places in England and Wales: A civil parish (served by Burton-by-Lincoln Parish Council) in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9674).

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    A number of places in England and Wales: A hamlet in Bamburgh parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1733).

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    A number of places in England and Wales: A village in Nettleton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8179).

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    A number of places in England and Wales: A hamlet in Mere parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8232).

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    A number of places in England and Wales: A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9805).

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    A number of places in England and Wales: A village in Rossett community, Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3557).

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    A place in Australia: A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland.

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    A place in Australia: A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.

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    Variant of Burton upon TrentA number of places in England and Wales: Ellipsis of Burton upon Trent: a civil parish and market town in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire.

Etymology

Usually from Old English burhtun (fortified farmstead, farmstead near or belonging to a stronghold or manor), from burh + tun.

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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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