Dutton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767).

OriginOld English dūn →
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Meanings

proper nounDutton (countable and uncountable, plural Duttons)

plural Duttons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767).
    2. countableuncountableA civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD662368).
    3. countableuncountableA settlement in Mid Murray council area and Goyder council area, South Australia.
    4. countableuncountableA community in Dutton/Dunwich municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA ghost town in Pike County, Illinois, United States.
    7. countableuncountableA town in Teton County, Montana, United States.
    8. countableuncountableA ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishdūn“hill”
  2. EnglishDutton

The village in Cheshire is from Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the civil parish in Lancashire is from the Old English personal name Dudda + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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