Morton
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom/[ˈmɔːtn̩]/
- Canada/[ˈmɔɹtn̩]/
- Canada/[ˈmɔɹɾn̩]/
- Canada/[ˈmɔɹʔn̩]/
- Australia/[ˈmoːtn̩]/
Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A western suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3854).
proper noun
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A western suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3854).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Hesket parish and Skelton parish, near Calthwaite, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY4539).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4160).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A suburb of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6491).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A suburban area in Brading parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ6086).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Swinderby parish, near Morton Hall, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8863).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0924).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A village and civil parish by Gainsborough, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (not actually named "Morton by Gainsborough"; OS grid ref SK8091).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Morton on the Hill parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1217).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Babworth parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6780).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A village in Fiskerton cum Morton parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7251).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2924).
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A commune in Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A community in Rideau Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: A village in Tazewell County, Illinois.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Indiana.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: A city in Scott County, Mississippi.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in Kendall, Orleans County, New York.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood in north-west Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Cochran County, Texas.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: A city in Lewis County, Washington.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming.
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Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people. A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morton Township.
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An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A Scottish earldom.
Etymology
From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).
Forms
- plural
- Mortons
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