Etymology

Paton

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Today it means: A surname transferred from the given name. Full definition →

Old French -on
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  1. Old French · derived from-on
  2. English todayPaton

Scottish patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Patrick + Old French -on.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.