Hutton

H4U1T1T1O1N1
/ˈhʌtən/

proper noun

A hamlet and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4326).

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounHutton (countable and uncountable, plural Huttons)

plural Huttons · alternative Hotten

  1. A place in England:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4326).
    2. countableuncountableA suburban village in Hutton Cranswick parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA0253).
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of Shenfield, Brentwood district, Essex (OS grid ref TQ6295).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in South Ribble district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD4926).
    5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST3558).
  2. countableuncountableA small village west of Paxton, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Berwickshire (OS grid ref NT9053).
  3. A place in Canada:
    1. countableuncountableA locality in Special Area No. 2, Alberta.
    2. countableuncountableA railway point in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia.
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA township in Coles County, Illinois.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Prairie Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana.
  5. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhōh“ridge, spur”
  2. EnglishHutton

From Old English hōh (“ridge, spur”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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Chicago

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

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