Morton

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UK[ˈmɔːtn̩]Canada, US[ˈmɔɹtn̩]Canada, US[ˈmɔɹɾn̩]Canada, US[ˈmɔɹʔn̩]

proper noun

A western suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3854).

CommonScrabble 8

Meanings

proper nounMorton (plural Mortons)

plural Mortons

  1. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
    1. A western suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3854).
    2. A hamlet in Hesket parish and Skelton parish, near Calthwaite, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY4539).
    3. A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4160).
    4. A suburb of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6491).
    5. A suburban area in Brading parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ6086).
    6. A hamlet in Swinderby parish, near Morton Hall, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8863).
    7. A village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0924).
    8. A village and civil parish by Gainsborough, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (not actually named "Morton by Gainsborough"; OS grid ref SK8091).
    9. A hamlet in Morton on the Hill parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1217).
    10. A hamlet in Babworth parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6780).
    11. A village in Fiskerton cum Morton parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7251).
    12. A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2924).
    13. A small city, the county seat of Cochran County, Texas.
    14. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morton Township.
    15. A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A Scottish earldom.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmōr“moor, marsh”
  2. EnglishMorton

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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