Lawton

English

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?], from hlāw (“hill, ound”) +‎ tūn (“homestead”) (-ton).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /lɔːtən/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tən

Proper noun

Lawton (countable and uncountable, plural Lawtons)

1. A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Kingsland parish, west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4459).
   2. A hamlet in Diddlebury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5183).
   3. A community in the County of Barrhead No. 11, Alberta, Canada.
   4. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana.
      2. A minor city in Woodbury County, Iowa.
      3. An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas.
      4. A village in Van Buren County, Michigan.
      5. A minor city in Ramsey County, North Dakota.
      6. A city, the county seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma.
      7. An unincorporated community in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
      8. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
      9. An unincorporated community in the towns of Ellsworth and Martell, Pierce County, Wisconsin.
2. (countable) A surname.
3. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname

Derived terms

• Church Lawton
• Lawton Hall
• Lawton's Mill

 

Anagrams

• Walton