Dunton

D2U1N1T1O1N1

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2344).

OriginOld English dūn →
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Meanings

proper nounDunton (countable and uncountable, plural Duntons)

plural Duntons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2344).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP822241).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF879303).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdūn“hill”
  2. EnglishDunton

From Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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