Elton

E1L1T1O1N1
/ˈɛltən/

proper noun

A male given name from Old English.

OriginOld English ēl ← Middle English Adelintune →
CommonScrabble 5
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Meanings

Elton1

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Old English.
  2. A surname from Old English.
  3. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
  4. Several places in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, on the boundary with Northamptonshire (OS grid ref TL0893).
    2. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4575).
    3. A village and civil parish in Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4017).
    4. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2260).
    5. A suburb of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7910).
    6. A village and civil parish in north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4570).
  5. Several places in the United States:
    1. A town in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana.
    2. A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.
    3. An unincorporated community in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
    4. An unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
    5. An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia.
    6. An unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin.

Elton2

proper noun
  1. A lake in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, close to Kazakhstan border

Origin

Elton · proper noun

  1. Old English*æling“eel fishery”
  2. Middle EnglishElintona
  3. Middle EnglishElwinton
  4. Old Englishæþeling“prince”
  5. Middle EnglishAdelintune
  6. Old Englishēl“eel”
  7. EnglishElton

From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn. # For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (“eel fishery”) + tūn (“estate”), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake. # For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.

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Elton · proper noun

Transliteration of Russian Эльтон (Elʹton) of disputed origin.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 埃爾頓 /埃尔顿
  • 埃爾頓 /埃尔顿 (Āi'ěrdùn)male given name
Russian Э́лтон
  • Э́лтон (Élton)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Elton

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Anagrams

NoltelentoOltenNoletTolenolent
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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