Wetton

W4E1T1T1O1N1

proper noun

A small village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1055).

OriginOld English wǣt →
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Meanings

proper nounWetton (countable and uncountable, plural Wettons)

plural Wettons

  1. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1055).
  2. countableuncountableA small suburb in Cape Town, South Africa.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwǣt“wet”
  2. EnglishWetton

Recorded as Wetindona in a 13ᵗʰ century Charter, from Old English wǣt (“wet”) + dūn (“hill”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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