Boynton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA136682).

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Meanings

proper nounBoynton (countable and uncountable, plural Boyntons)

plural Boyntons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA136682).
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Missouri, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Bōfa + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement; town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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