Horton en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- [ˈɡɔɹɾn̩] (General-American)
- [ˈɡɔɹʔn̩] (General-American)
- /ˈhɔɹ.tən/ (General-American)
- /ˈhɔː.tən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
The majority of the English toponyms derive from Old English horh (“mud, slime”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). The village in Gloucestershire derives from Old English heorot (“stag, hart”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”)
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
- (countable, uncountable) A township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0175).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet in Ivinghoe civil parish, Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP9219).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A former civil parish, in full, Horton by Malpas, now in Shocklach Oviatt and District civil parish, Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4549); the local hamlet is Horton Green.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Dorset, previously in East Dorset district (OS grid ref SU0307).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7584).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8550).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A village in Hackleton parish, West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP8254).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A rural locality and former civil parish, now in Blyth parish, Northumberland, formerly in Blyth Valley borough (OS grid ref NZ2779).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ Two settlements, East Horton and West Horton, in Chatton parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0230).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet and manor in Wem Rural civil parish, Shropshire.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3214).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A small village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9457).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet in Bishops Cannings civil parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0463).
- (countable, uncountable) A small village in Penrice community, southern Gower peninsula, Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS4785).
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Alabama.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Inyo County, California.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small city in Brown County, Kansas.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
- (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia.
- (countable, uncountable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hortons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Monks Horton · Horton in Ribblesdale · Tim Hortons · Upper Horton · Horton Kirby · Horton's syndrome · Great Horton · Horton Green · Hortonville