Knowlton

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proper noun

A hamlet in East Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU022103).

OriginOld English cnoll →
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Meanings

proper nounKnowlton (countable and uncountable, plural Knowltons)

plural Knowltons

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in East Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU022103).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Dover district, Kent, England.
  3. countableuncountableA village in the town of Brome Lake, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableA township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.
  5. countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcnoll“knoll, summit”
  2. EnglishKnowlton

From Old English cnoll (“knoll, summit”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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