manton

M3A1N1T1O1N1

noun

A shawl or wrap.

OriginSpanish mantón →
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Meanings

manton1

nounmanton (plural mantons)

plural mantons

  1. A shawl or wrap.

Manton2

proper nounManton (countable and uncountable, plural Mantons)

plural Mantons · alternative Menton

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA locality in the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    2. countableuncountableAn outer rural locality and suburb of Darwin, in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9302).
    4. countableuncountableA former mining village, a suburb southeast of the town of Worksop, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5978).
    5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8804).
    6. countableuncountableA village and suburb of the town of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1768).
    7. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Tehama County and Shasta County, California, United States.
    8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Washington County, Kentucky, United States.
    9. countableuncountableA city in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
    10. countableuncountableA neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname.

Origin

manton · noun

  1. Spanishmantón
  2. Englishmanton

From Spanish mantón.

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Manton · proper noun

  1. IrishÓ Manntáin“descendant of Manntán”
  2. Old Englishmealm“sand, chalk”
  3. Old Englishġemǣne“common, shared”
  4. EnglishManton

Various origins: * In general, from Old English ġemǣne (“common, shared”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). * In the case of the village in Lincolnshire, from Old English mealm (“sand, chalk”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). * The surname can also be an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Manntáin (“descendant of Manntán”), a nickname derived from a diminutive of mantach (“toothless”).

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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