Crichton

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈkɹaɪ̯.tən//

A placename: A village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619).

proper noun

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A placename: A village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619).
2
A placename: A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Wise Creek, No. 77, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after James Crichton.
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A placename: A neighbourhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States.
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A placename: An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States.
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A placename: An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.
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A habitational surname from places.

Etymology

From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton.

Forms

plural: Crichtons

Crew · A habitational surname from Welsh.Crews · A surname.crib · A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides,…

Crichton · A placename: A village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619).

cricket · An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family…crickets · Used alone or in metaphorically descriptive phrases: absolute…crime · A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially…

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