Etymology

Axton

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Today it means: A habitational surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English Acca
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromstan“stone”
  2. Old English · inherited fromAcca
  3. English todayAxton

From Axton, Kent, Old English Acca (a personal name) + Old English stan (“stone”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishstan all →

stoneStanleyStanfordpebbleStauntonstanhopeStonehamStansfieldStatonStowellStanmoreStansteadstandenstaneStanburyStanbridgeStanwixStandlakeStandonStanionStanworthStofordstyen

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