Hazelton

English

Etymology

From multiple placenames in England: Hesleden, County Durham, Haselden, Sussex, Haslingden, Lancashire, Hazeldon, Wiltshire, and Hazleton, Gloucestershire. From Old English hæsl (“hazel”) + denu (“valley”).

Proper noun

Hazelton

1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A city in Idaho.
4. A village in British Columbia.
5. A city in North Dakota; named after early settler Hazel Roop.
6. A town in Kansas; named for founder Rev. J. Hazelton.
7. A neighborhood of Youngstown, Ohio; named for the landowning Haseltine family, respelled with the -ton placename suffix.
8. An unincorporated community of California; named for Hazelton Blodget, son of a local oilman.
9. An unincorporated community of New Jersey.
10. An unincorporated community of West Virginia.

Derived terms

• Hazelton Mountains
• New Hazelton