Cayton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0583).

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Meanings

proper nounCayton (countable and uncountable, plural Caytons)

plural Caytons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0583).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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