Wotton

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UK/ˈwɒtən/UK/ˈwʊtən/US/ˈwɑtən/

proper noun

A suburb of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8418).

OriginOld English wudu →
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Meanings

proper nounWotton (countable and uncountable, plural Wottons)

plural Wottons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA suburb of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8418).
    2. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1247).
    3. countableuncountableA municipality in Quebec, Canada.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwudu“wood”
  2. EnglishWotton

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Wotton

cottonforgottengottenrottenbegottenCottenhottenshotten
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Anagrams

Towton
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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