Lawton

L1A1W4T1O1N1
UK/ˈlɔːtən/

proper noun

A hamlet in Kingsland parish, west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4459).

OriginMiddle English [Term?] ← Old English [Term?] →
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Meanings

proper nounLawton (countable and uncountable, plural Lawtons)

plural Lawtons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Kingsland parish, west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4459).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Diddlebury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5183).
    3. countableuncountableA community in the County of Barrhead No. 11, Alberta, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana.
    5. countableuncountableA minor city in Woodbury County, Iowa.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas.
    7. countableuncountableA village in Van Buren County, Michigan.
    8. countableuncountableA minor city in Ramsey County, North Dakota.
    9. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma.
    10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
    11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
    12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the towns of Ellsworth and Martell, Pierce County, Wisconsin.
  2. countableA surname.
  3. countableA male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

  1. Old English[Term?]
  2. Middle English[Term?]
  3. EnglishLawton

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?], from hlāw (“hill, ound”) + tūn (“homestead”) (-ton).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lawton

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Anagrams

Walton
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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