Etymology

Dutton

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767). Full definition →

Old English dūn
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  1. Old English · derived fromdūn“hill”
  2. English todayDutton

The village in Cheshire is from Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the civil parish in Lancashire is from the Old English personal name Dudda + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishdūn all →

downDunhamDuntonDunsmoreRawdonDunnettDunwichDuncombeBreedonChurchdownDownleyDungateLong CrendonNorth Downs

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.