elton
/ˈɛltən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.39 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Old English.
name
A surname from Old English.
name
A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
Etymology
From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn. # For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (“eel fishery”) + tūn (“estate”), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake. # For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: ēl, -, Adelintune, æþeling, Elwinton, Elintona