Gratton

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proper noun

A civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK205061).

OriginOld English grēat →
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Meanings

proper nounGratton (countable and uncountable, plural Grattons)

plural Grattons · alternative Grattan

  1. countableuncountableA civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK205061).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgrēat“great”
  2. EnglishGratton

From Old English grēat (“great”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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