Holton

H4O1L1T1O1N1

proper noun

A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6006).

OriginOld English hōh →
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Meanings

proper nounHolton (countable and uncountable, plural Holtons)

plural Holtons · alternative Houlton

  1. A place in England:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6006).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST686268).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4077).
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA town in Ripley County, Indiana.
    2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Jackson County, Kansas.
    3. countableuncountableA township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhōh“promontory, hill-spur”
  2. EnglishHolton

The first element has a wide variety of possible origins, among which Old English hōh (“promontory, hill-spur”), healh (“corner, nook”), holh (“hollow, depression”) or holt (“small wood”). The second element is tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

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APA

Holton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holton

MLA

“Holton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holton.

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