Railton

R1A1I1L1T1O1N1

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English rǣge →
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Meanings

proper nounRailton (countable and uncountable, plural Railtons)

plural Railtons

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Kentish council area and the Latrobe council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishrǣge“female roe deer”
  2. EnglishRailton

Habitational surname from a lost place in England, from Old English rǣge (“female roe deer”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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