Etymology

Hinton

H4I1N1T1O1N1

Today it means: A suburb of Newcastle in the Port Stephens council area, New South Wales, Australia. Full definition →

Old English hēan
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  1. Old English · derived fromhēan
  2. English todayHinton

From either Old English hēan, dative form of hēah (“high”), or hīwan (“household”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhēan all →

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