Ecton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, east of Northampton, and previously in Wellingborough district (OS grid ref SP8263).

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Meanings

proper nounEcton (countable and uncountable, plural Ectons)

plural Ectons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, east of Northampton, and previously in Wellingborough district (OS grid ref SP8263).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Wetton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0958).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Ecca + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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