Paxton
proper nounattested in dialogue
An English habitational surname from Old English.
proper noun
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An English habitational surname from Old English.
Last week, Texas attorney general Ken Paxton rejected orders for the state to stop controlling Shelby Park, a public park and entry point into the US.
He will face either US Sen. John Cornyn or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who will head to a May 26 runoff.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A placename: A village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9353).
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Plumas County, California.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A town in Florida.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Ford County, Illinois; named for English gardener and architect Joseph Paxton.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Indiana.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts; named for Charles Paxton, a marshal of an admiralty court.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A village in Nebraska; named for rancher W. A. Paxton.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
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A placename: A village in New South Wales, Australia.
Etymology
From Old English *Pæcces + tūn (literally “settlement of (a person named) *Pæcc”).
Forms
- plural
- Paxtons
Paxton · An English habitational surname from Old English.
pay · To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods…Pay · A diminutive of the unisex given name Payton.payback · An act of revenge.