Meanings
plural Whittons
- A place in the United Kingdom:
- countableuncountableA suburb of Twickenham in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1473).
- countableuncountableA small civil parish (served by Claydon and Whitton Parish Council) in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, north of the suburb in Ipswich.
- countableuncountableA village in Stillington and Whitton parish, Stockton-on-Tees borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3822).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4174).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9024).
- countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5772).
- countableuncountableA locality in the Griffith council area and the Leeton council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
- 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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Whitton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitton
“Whitton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Whitton. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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