Kirton

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UK/ˈkɜːtn̩/US/ˈkɝtn̩/US[ˈkɝʔn̩]

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3038).

OriginOld English ċiriċe →
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Meanings

proper nounKirton (countable and uncountable, plural Kirtons)

plural Kirtons · alternative Kerton

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3038).
  2. countableuncountableA village in Nottinghamshire, England.
  3. countableuncountableA village near Felixstowe in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2739).
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishċiriċe“church”
  2. EnglishKirton

From Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Cheriton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Kirton

certainuncertainStourtoniron curtainsilicon curtain
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Sounds the same

curtain (fern–fir–fur merger)
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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