Walton

English

Etymology

Variously from Old English weall (“wall”) or wealh (“Celt, Welshman”) + tūn (“settlement”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːltən/, /ˈwɒltən/

Proper noun

Walton

1. A surname.
2. Place names in Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the USA.
   1. A city in Boone County and Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
   2. A town and village in Delaware County, New York, United States.
   3. A place in England:
      1. A northern suburb of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TF1702).
      2. A suburb of the City of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3694).
      3. A hamlet in Eccleshall parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8527).
      4. A suburban area in Stone parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9033).
   4. A settlement in Waikato, New Zealand.
3. Counties in Florida and Georgia, see Walton County.
4. Clipping of Walton-on-Thames.
5. Clipping of Walton-on-the-Naze.

Derived terms

• Cockcroft-Walton accelerator
• Cockcroft-Walton generator
• Cockcroft-Walton multiplier
• Frinton and Walton
• Lincrusta-Walton
• Walton County
• Waltonian
• Walton-on-Thames
• Walton-on-the-Hill
• Walton-on-the-Naze
• Walton-on-Trent
• Wood Walton, Woodwalton

 

Anagrams

• Lawton