Paton

P3A1T1O1N1

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

OriginOld French -on →
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Meanings

proper nounPaton (countable and uncountable, plural Patons)

plural Patons

  1. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name.
  2. countableuncountableA city and township in Greene County, Iowa, United States.

Origin

  1. Old French-on
  2. EnglishPaton

Scottish patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Patrick + Old French -on.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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