Etymology

Hazelton

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

Old English hæsl
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  1. Old English · derived fromhæsl“hazel”
  2. English todayHazelton

From multiple placenames in England: Hesleden, County Durham, Haselden, Sussex, Haslingden, Lancashire, Hazeldon, Wiltshire, and Hazleton, Gloucestershire. From Old English hæsl (“hazel”) + denu (“valley”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhæsl all →

hazelHaswellHazeldenHaseldenHasbury

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