Egerton

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proper noun

A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England, with the settlement of Egerton Green (OS grid ref SJ5252).

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Meanings

proper nounEgerton (countable and uncountable, plural Egertons)

plural Egertons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England, with the settlement of Egerton Green (OS grid ref SJ5252).
    2. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7114).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9047).
    4. countableuncountableA community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    5. countableuncountableA community in Southgate township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.
  3. countableA male given name.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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