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elton

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
7
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɛltən/

Definition of elton

16 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A male given name from Old English.
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name

  1. A male given name from Old English.
  2. A surname from Old English.
  3. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
  4. Several places in England:
  5. Several places in England:
  6. Several places in England:
  7. Several places in England:
  8. Several places in England:
  9. Several places in England:
  10. Several places in the United States:
  11. Several places in the United States:
  12. Several places in the United States:
  13. Several places in the United States:
  14. Several places in the United States:
  15. Several places in the United States:
  16. A lake in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, close to Kazakhstan border

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Etymology

From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is…

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From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn. # For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (“eel fishery”) + tūn (“estate”), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake. # For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.

Anagrams of elton

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11 words

2-letter words

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