Benton

B3E1N1T1O1N1
/ˈbɛn.tən/

proper noun

A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).

CommonScrabble 8

Meanings

proper nounBenton (countable and uncountable, plural Bentons)

plural Bentons

  1. countableuncountableA small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).
  2. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2768).
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Special Area No. 3, southern Alberta, Canada.

    Synonyms: Benton Station

  4. countableuncountableA local service district and designated place in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA small town in Lowndes County, Alabama.
    2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas.
    3. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois.
    4. countableuncountableA township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.
    5. countableuncountableA minor city in Ringgold County, Iowa.
    6. countableuncountableA minor city in Butler County, Kansas.
    7. countableuncountableA home rule city, the county seat of Marshall County, Kentucky.
    8. countableuncountableA town, the parish seat of Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
    9. countableuncountableA town in Kennebec County, Maine.
    10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Saline Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
    11. countableuncountableA minor city, the county seat of Scott County, Missouri.
    12. countableuncountableA town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    13. countableuncountableA town in Yates County, New York.
    14. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio.
    15. countableuncountableA township and borough therein, in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
    16. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of Polk County, Tennessee.
    17. countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
    18. countableuncountableA number of other townships, entered under Benton Township.
  6. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
  7. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA hamlet in Special Area No. 3, southern Alberta, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbēan“bean”
  2. EnglishBenton

From either Old English bēan (“bean”) or *beonet (“bentgrass”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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