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Appleton en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈæp.əl.tən/

Etymology

From Old English æppel + -tun, equivalent to apple + -ton. The town in Newfoundland is named for sawmill owner Appleton Cleaves.

Meanings

  1. Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure. ▸ A northern suburb of Widnes, Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5186).
  2. Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure. ▸ A southern suburb and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6284).
  3. Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure. ▸ A village in Appleton-with-Eaton parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire; originally in Berkshire (OS grid ref SP4401).
  4. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  5. A community in Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pope County, Arkansas.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Knox County, Illinois.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Clark County, Kansas.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Knox County, Maine.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unicorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city and township in Swift County, Minnesota.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An inactive township in St. Clair County, Missouri.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A hamlet in Newfane, Niagara County, New York.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Allendale County, South Carolina.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Tennessee.
  17. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Klickitat County, Washington.
  18. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
    • Appleton will stop using Flock license plate recognition cameras. 2026 May 6, Scott Hurley, “Appleton mayor says city will stop using Flock cameras”, in WLUK-TV, archived from the original on 31 May 2026:
  19. An English habitational surname from Old English from either of the places.