Denton

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/ˈdɛn.tən/pin pen merger/ˈdɪn.tən/pin pen merger[ˈdɪnʔn̩]

proper noun

A hamlet in Denton and Caldecote parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1587).

OriginOld English denu →
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Meanings

proper nounDenton (countable and uncountable, plural Dentons)

plural Dentons

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Denton and Caldecote parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1587).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Darlington borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2118).
    3. countableuncountableA village in Newhaven parish, Lewes district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ4502).
    4. countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9295).
    5. countableuncountableA village in Denton with Wootton parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2147).
    6. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8632).
    7. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM2788).
    8. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP8357).
    9. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1448).
    10. countableuncountableA hamlet in Cuddesdon and Denton parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5902).
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city in Jeff Davis County, Georgia.
    2. countableuncountableA city in Doniphan County, Kansas.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Carter County, Kentucky.
    4. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of Caroline County, Maryland.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
    7. countableuncountableA town in Fergus County, Montana.
    8. countableuncountableA village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
    9. countableuncountableA town in Davidson County, North Carolina.
    10. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Denton County, Texas.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
  4. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the place name.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdenu“valley, den”
  2. EnglishDenton

From Old English denu (“valley, den”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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