Thornton

English

Etymology

Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/

Proper noun

Thornton

1. Any of several places in England and Scotland:
   1. A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442).
   2. A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607).
   3. A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713).
   4. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1032).
   5. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2997).
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A minor city in Calhoun County, Arkansas.
   2. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California.
   3. A city (home rule municipality) in Adams County and Weld County, Colorado.
   4. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Idaho.
   5. A township and village therein, in Cook County, Illinois.
   6. A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
   7. An unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky.
   8. An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
   9. A township in Buffalo County, Nebraska.
   10. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
   11. An unincorporated community in Thornbury Township, Concord Township and Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
   12. A neighbourhood of Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.
   13. A town in Limestone County, Texas.
   14. A census-designated place in the town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin.
3. A community in Essa township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
4. A settlement in Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand.
5. A place in Australia:
   1. A suburb of the City of Maitland, New South Wales.
   2. A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland.
   3. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria.
6. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
7. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from these places.
8. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Childer Thornton
• Thornton Curtis
• Thornton Dale
• Thornton Heath
• Thornton-in-Craven
• Thornton-le-Dale
• Thornton-le-Moors (Cheshire)