Crichton

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/ˈkɹaɪ̯.tən/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619).

OriginWelsh carreg ← Old English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounCrichton (countable and uncountable, plural Crichtons)

plural Crichtons · alternative Creighton · alternative Crighton

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619).
    2. countableuncountableA ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Wise Creek, No. 77, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after James Crichton.
    3. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from places.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. Welshcarreg“rock”
  3. EnglishCrichton

From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton.

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Cite this entry
APA

Crichton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crichton

MLA

“Crichton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crichton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crichton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crichton.

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