Meanings
Origin
Named after British colonial administrator and politician John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792 - 1840). Lambton had visited the area of the future county in the late 1830s.
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Rhymes with Lambton County
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APA
Lambton County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lambton%20County
MLA
“Lambton County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lambton%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lambton County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lambton%20County.
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