Dayton

D2A1Y4T1O1N1
/ˈdeɪtən/

proper noun

A surname.

CommonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper nounDayton (countable and uncountable, plural Daytons)

plural Daytons

  1. countableA surname.
  2. A placename, from the surname:
    1. countableuncountableA suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia; named for Walter Warner Day, a cattle and wine pioneer in the area.
    2. countableuncountableA community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Alabama.
    4. countableuncountableA city in Idaho.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Indiana.
    6. countableuncountableA city in Iowa; named for the city in Ohio.
    7. countableuncountableA city in Kentucky; named for the city in Ohio.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Maine; named for Thomas Day, who submitted the petition for the area to become a town.
    9. countableuncountableA city in Minnesota; named for founder Lyman Dayton.
    10. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Montana.
    11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and census-designated place in South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey; named for Jonathan Dayton.
    12. countableuncountableA town in New York.
    13. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States; named for John Day, a local surveyor.
    14. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio; named for Jonathan Dayton, a Constitution signatory and statesman.
    15. countableuncountableA city in Oregon.
    16. countableuncountableA borough of Pennsylvania.
    17. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee; named for the city in Ohio.
    18. countableuncountableA city in Texas.
    19. countableuncountableA town in Virginia.
    20. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Columbia County, Washington; named for Jesse Day.
    21. countableuncountableA town in Richland County, Wisconsin.
    22. countableuncountableA town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin; named for early settler Lyman Dayton.
    23. countableuncountableA town in Wyoming; named for founder Joe Dayton Thorne.

Origin

A variant spelling of Deighton. * Most of the placenames are derived from the surname; or another place named Dayton, that in turn is derived from the surname.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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