Benton.
A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).
Meaning & usage
A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).
A neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2768).
A hamlet in Special Area No. 3, southern Alberta, Canada.
A local service district and designated place in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: A small town in Lowndes County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Ringgold County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Butler County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A home rule city, the county seat of Marshall County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A town, the parish seat of Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Saline Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city, the county seat of Scott County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Yates County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A township and borough therein, in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Polk County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, entered under Benton Township.
A habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Where this word comes from
From either Old English bēan (“bean”) or *beonet (“bentgrass”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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