Blyton

B3L1Y4T1O1N1
/ˈblaɪtən/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8594).

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounBlyton (countable and uncountable, plural Blytons)

plural Blytons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8594).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname.

Origin

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

From the Old Norse personal name Blígr + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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