Etymology

Elton

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Today it means: A male given name from Old English. Full definition →

Old English ēl ← Middle English Adelintune
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Elton · proper noun1

  1. Old English · inherited from*æling“eel fishery”
  2. Middle English · derived fromElintona
  3. Middle English · derived fromElwinton
  4. Old English · inherited fromæþeling“prince”
  5. Middle English · derived fromAdelintune
  6. Old English · inherited fromēl“eel”
  7. English todayElton

From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn. # For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (“eel fishery”) + tūn (“estate”), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake. # For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.

Elton · proper noun2

Transliteration of Russian Эльтон (Elʹton) of disputed origin.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishēl all →

el

Old Englishæþeling all →

Aylingatheling

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