Meanings
plural Hintons
- countableuncountableA suburb of Newcastle in the Port Stephens council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- countableuncountableA town in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.
- A number of places in England:
- countableuncountableA civil parish in east Dorset, which includes Hinton Martell and Hinton Parva, and served by the Vale of Allen Parish Council Group.
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6803).
- countableuncountableA village in Dyrham and Hinton parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7376).
- countableuncountableA settlement in Bransgore parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, location of Hinton Admiral house and railway station (OS grid ref SZ2195).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Peterchurch parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3338).
- countableuncountableA village in Woodford cum Membris parish, West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5352).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Pontesbury parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4008).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Mudford parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5720).
- countableuncountableA rural locality in Blythburgh civil parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4471 (approx.)).
- A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Nevada County, California.
- countableuncountableA small city in Plymouth County, Iowa.
- countableuncountableA township in Mecosta County, Michigan.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA town in Caddo County, Oklahoma.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia.
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
- Old Englishhēan
- EnglishHinton
From either Old English hēan, dative form of hēah (“high”), or hīwan (“household”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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Hinton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hinton
“Hinton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hinton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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