Belton

B3E1L1T1O1N1

proper noun

A community in Thames Centre, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounBelton (countable and uncountable, plural Beltons)

plural Beltons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA community in Thames Centre, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK4420).
    3. countableuncountableA village in Belton and Manthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9338).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE7806).
    5. countableuncountableA village in Belton with Browston civil parish, Great Yarmouth borough, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG4802).
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
    7. countableuncountableA city in Cass County, Missouri.
    8. countableuncountableThe former name of an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Flathead County, Montana, now known as West Glacier.
    9. countableuncountableA city in Anderson County, South Carolina.
    10. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Bell County, Texas, named after Peter Hansborough Bell.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. EnglishBelton

From an unexplained first element + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Belton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belton

MLA

“Belton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Belton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belton.

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