Thornton

English

Etymology

Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/

Proper noun

Thornton

  1. Any of several placenames in England, Scotland, and the United States.
    1. A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442).
    2. A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607).
    3. A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713).
    4. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1032).
    5. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2997).
    6. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
  2. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from these places.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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