Etymology

Eton

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Today it means: A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775). Full definition →

Old English *Ēatūn
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  1. Old English · inherited from*Ēatūn
  2. English todayEton

From Old English *Ēatūn, from ea (“river”) + tun (“town”). See also the doublet Eaton.

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