Elton

English

Etymology 1

From a number of sources, including:

  1. 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.
  2. For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (prince) + tūn (estate).
  3. For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine + tūn (estate).
  4. For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (eel fishery) + tūn (estate), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake.
  5. For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛltən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛltən

Proper noun

Elton

  1. A male given name from Old English. [1]
  2. A surname from Old English.
  3. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
  4. Several places in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, on the boundary with Northamptonshire (OS grid ref TL0893). [2]
    2. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4575). [3]
    3. A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4017). [4]
    4. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2260). [5]
    5. A suburb of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7910).
    6. A village and civil parish in north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4570). [6]
  5. Several places in the United States:
    1. A town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
    2. A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.
    3. An unincorporated community in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
    4. An unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
    5. An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia.
    6. An unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Russian Эльтон (Elʹton) of disputed origin.

Proper noun

Elton

  1. A lake in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, close to Kazakhstan border

References

Anagrams

Albanian

Proper noun

Elton m

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Elton
singular
indefinite definite
nominative Elton Eltoni
accusative Eltonin
dative/ablative Eltoni Eltonit

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Ælghærtun (historical spelling, 1377)

Etymology

From Old Norse *Elgjartún, from *elgr +‎ tún. First part possibly related to Proto-Germanic *alhs (temple). Doublet of Elgetun, Elgeton, and Eltun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [²æʈ.ʈu̞n]
  • (as a last name) IPA(key): /¹ɛltun/, /¹ɛlton/

Proper noun

Elton n

  1. a farm name found various places in Eastern Norway
  2. a surname