Knutton

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proper noun

A village in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8346).

OriginOld English cnotta →
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Meanings

proper nounKnutton (countable and uncountable, plural Knuttons)

plural Knuttons · alternative Nutton

  1. countableuncountableA village in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8346).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcnotta“knot hillock”
  2. EnglishKnutton

Probably from Old English cnotta (“knot hillock”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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