Meanings
- A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6121).
- A village in Exton and Horn parish, Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK9211).
- A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9233).
- A rural settlement near Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia.
- A surname.
Origin
- Old Englishoxa“ox”
- Old EnglishĒastseaxe“East Saxons”
- Old EnglishEx“River Exe”
- EnglishExton
# The villages in Devon and Somerset, England: from Old English Ex (“River Exe”) + tūn (“village”), 'the farm or village by the river Exe'. # The village in Hampshire, England: from Old English Ēastseaxe (“East Saxons”), genitive plural, Ēastseaxna + tūn (“estate”), 'the settlement or estate of the East Saxons'. # The village in Rutland, England: from Old English oxa (“ox”), genitive plural *exna + tūn, 'the ox farm'.
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Chinese Mandarin 埃克斯頓 /埃克斯顿
- 埃克斯頓 /埃克斯顿 (Āikèsīdùn)Translations
French Exton
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Cite this entry
Exton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Exton
“Exton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Exton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Exton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Exton.
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