Etymology

Ayton

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Today it means: A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9261). Full definition →

Old English ēa
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromēa“river”
  2. English todayAyton

Probably from Old English ēa (“river”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishēa all →

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