Gatton

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English gāt →
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Meanings

proper nounGatton (countable and uncountable, plural Gattons)

plural Gattons · alternative Gatten

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA small village in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2753).
  3. countableuncountableA rural town in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgāt“goat”
  2. EnglishGatton

Habitational surname for someone from Gatton, Surrey, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + tūn (“settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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