Hazelton

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proper noun

An English habitational surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hæsl →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A city in Idaho.
  4. A village in British Columbia.
  5. A city in North Dakota; named after early settler Hazel Roop.
  6. A town in Kansas; named for founder Rev. J. Hazelton.
  7. A neighborhood of Youngstown, Ohio; named for the landowning Haseltine family, respelled with the -ton placename suffix.
  8. An unincorporated community in California; named for Hazelton Blodget, son of a local oilman.
  9. An unincorporated community in New Jersey.
  10. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhæsl“hazel”
  2. EnglishHazelton

From multiple placenames in England: Hesleden, County Durham, Haselden, Sussex, Haslingden, Lancashire, Hazeldon, Wiltshire, and Hazleton, Gloucestershire. From Old English hæsl (“hazel”) + denu (“valley”).

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Anagrams

Hazleton
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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