Whitton

W4H4I1T1T1O1N1
UK/ˈwɪtən/

proper noun

A suburb of Twickenham in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1473).

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper nounWhitton (countable and uncountable, plural Whittons)

plural Whittons

  1. A place in the United Kingdom:
    1. countableuncountableA suburb of Twickenham in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1473).
    2. countableuncountableA northern suburb of Ipswich, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1447).
    3. countableuncountableA small civil parish (served by Claydon and Whitton Parish Council) in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, north of the suburb in Ipswich.
    4. countableuncountableA village in Stillington and Whitton parish, Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3822).
    5. countableuncountableA hamlet in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4174).
    6. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9024).
    7. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5772).
    8. countableuncountableA small village and community south of Knighton, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO2767).
  2. countableuncountableA locality in the Griffith council area and the Leeton council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

Ultimately from the Old English personal name Hwīta, a byname from hwīt (“white”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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