Deighton

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proper noun

A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3801).

OriginOld English dīċ →
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Meanings

proper nounDeighton (countable and uncountable, plural Deightons)

plural Deightons · alternative Dayton

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3801).
    2. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6244).
    3. countableuncountableA suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1619).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.
  3. countableA unisex given name.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdīċ“ditch, trench, moat”
  2. EnglishDeighton

From Old English dīċ (“ditch, trench, moat”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”); compare the doublet Ditton.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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