Leighton

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UK/ˈleɪtən/

proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

OriginOld English leac →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
    1. A civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, which includes Leighton Bromswold.
    2. A civil parish (served by Leighton, Minshull Vernon and Woolstanwood Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England.
    3. A hamlet in Healey parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE1679).
    4. A village in Leighton and Eaton Constantine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6105).
    5. A hamlet in Wanstrow parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7043).
    6. A small village in Forden with Leighton and Trelystan community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2405).
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. A town in Colbert County, Alabama.
    2. A minor city in Mahaska County, Iowa.
    3. A township in Allegan County, Michigan; in full, Leighton Township.
  5. A coastal area in North Fremantle, City of Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia.

Origin

  1. Old Englishleac“leek”
  2. EnglishLeighton

Various place names in England, Old English leac (“leek”) + tun (“settlement”), also in the sense of a herb garden.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Leighton

ClaytonsatanDraytonstraightenGaytonseitanthetangreatenorvietan
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Sounds the same

Leyton

Anagrams

Hoelting
Cite this entry
APA

Leighton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leighton

MLA

“Leighton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leighton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leighton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leighton.

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