Newton

See also: newton

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Neweton, from Old English nēowa tūn (“new town”). Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”) and in Arabic نَابُلُس (nābulus, “Nablus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)uːtən/
• Rhymes: -uːtən

Proper noun

Newton

1. The name of many English-speaking places, including:
   1. Several places in England:
      1. A suburb of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4168).
      2. A village in Dalton (Town) with Newton parish, Barrow-in-Furness borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD2371).
      3. A village in Blackwell parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4459).
      4. A suburban area near Hyde, Tameside borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9596).
      5. A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).
      6. A hamlet in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3433).
      7. A village and civil parish (served by Newton-in-Bowland Parish Council) in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6950).
      8. A village in Bywell parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0364).
   2. A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, otherwise known as Newton Wamphray (OS grid ref NY1194).
   3. A residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6660).
   4. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia.
      2. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois.
      3. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa.
      4. A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, named after Newton, Massachusetts.
      5. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
      6. A town, the county seat of Sussex County, New Jersey.
      7. A city, the county seat of Catawba County, North Carolina.
      8. A city, the county seat of Newton County, Texas.
2. A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.
3. Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.

Derived terms

• Buckland Newton
• Maiden Newton
• newton
• Newton Abbot
• Newton Aycliffe
• Newton-by-the-Sea
• Newton-Cotes formula
• Newton-Cotes rule
• Newton County
• Newton Dale
• Newton Hall
• Newton Harcourt
• Newton Heath
• Newtonian
• Newton Kyme
• Newton-le-Willows
• Newton Longville
• Newton Mearns
• Newton of Falkland
• Newton-on-Ayr
• Newton-on-Ouse
• Newton Poppleford
• Newton Purcell
• Newton Regis
• Newton's cradle
• Newton's rings
• Newton St Cyres
• Newton Stewart
• Newton Tony
• non-quasi-Newton
• Old Newton
• South Newton
• Sturminster Newton
• Trowse with Newton
• XMM-Newton

 

Related terms

• Newtown (place name)

Translations

place name

• Arabic: نْيُوتَن m (nyūtan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛頓／牛顿 (zh) (Niúdùn)

• Japanese: ニュートン (ja) (Nyūton)
• Korean: 뉴턴 (Nyuteon)
• Russian: Нью́тон (ru) m (Nʹjúton), Ньюто́н (ru) m (Nʹjutón)

surname

• Arabic: نْيُوتَن (nyūtan)
• Bulgarian: Ню́тон m or f (Njúton), Ню́тън m or f (Njútǎn)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牛頓／牛顿 (zh) (Niúdùn)

• Georgian: ნიუტონი (niuṭoni)
• Japanese: ニュートン (ja) (Nyūton)
• Korean: 뉴턴 (Nyuteon)
• Latvian: Ņūtons m
• Old English: Nīewetūn
• Russian: Нью́тон (ru) (Nʹjúton), Ньюто́н (ru) (Nʹjutón) (Sir Isaac's surname is traditionally stressed on the last syllable)

surnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”

• Catalan: Vilanova
• French: Villeneuve (fr), De Villeneuve, Devilleneuve
• German: Neustadt (de)
• Old English: Nīewetūn
• Spanish: Villanueva (es)

Anagrams

• onwent, went on

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Newton n (strong, genitive Newtons or Newton, plural Newton)

1. newton (unit of measure)

Declension

Declension of Newton [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Newton	die	Newton
genitive	eines	des	Newtons, Newton	der	Newton
dative	einem	dem	Newton	den	Newton
accusative	ein	das	Newton	die	Newton