manton

manton · noun¹

1. Spanish · borrowed frommantón
2. English todaymanton

From Spanish mantón.

Manton · proper noun²

1. Irish · derived fromÓ Manntáin“descendant of Manntán”
2. Old English · derived frommealm“sand, chalk”
3. Old English · derived fromġemǣne“common, shared”
4. English todayManton

Various origins: * In general, from Old English ġemǣne (“common, shared”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). * In the case of the village in Lincolnshire, from Old English mealm (“sand, chalk”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). * The surname can also be an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Manntáin (“descendant of Manntán”), a nickname derived from a diminutive of mantach (“toothless”).

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