Leighton

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English

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Etymology

Various place names in England, Old English leac (“leek”) + tun (“settlement”), also in the sense of a herb garden. [1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Leighton

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
    1. A civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, which includes Leighton Bromswold. [2]
    2. A civil parish (served by Leighton, Minshull Vernon and Woolstanwood Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England. [3]
    3. A hamlet in Healey parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE1679).
    4. A village in Leighton and Eaton Constantine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6105).
    5. A hamlet in Wanstrow parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7043). [4]
    6. A small village in Forden with Leighton and Trelystan community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2405).
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. A town in Colbert County, Alabama.
    2. A minor city in Mahaska County, Iowa.
    3. Leighton Township, a township in Allegan County, Michigan.
  5. A coastal area in North Fremantle, City of Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia

Usage notes

More common as a feminine name in the United States. But in the UK it is more masculine.

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References

  1. ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988.
  2. ^ Parish map (Cambridgeshire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Cheshire)
  4. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Lea-Lei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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