Naughton

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proper noun

A village in Suffolk, England.

OriginOld English tūn ← Old Norse Nagli ← Old Irish áth →
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Meanings

proper nounNaughton (countable and uncountable, plural Naughtons)

plural Naughtons

  1. countableuncountableA village in Suffolk, England.
  2. countableuncountableAn estate in Fife council area, Scotland
  3. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

  1. Old Irisháth“ford”
  2. Old NorseNagli
  3. Old Englishtūn“town, village”
  4. EnglishNaughton

The Suffolk place-name has the second element Old English tūn (“town, village”). The initial element is either nafela (“navel”) or a personal name such as Old Norse Nagli. The Fife place-name is from Old Irish áth (“ford”) + the Pictish personal-name Neithon.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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