Clinton.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A surname. A surname from Irish.
A surname. An English habitational surname from Old English from a river and city 15 miles NW of Oxford, England named "Glinton" or "Glympton".
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
A placename: A town and suburb of Gladstone, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
A placename: A town and locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
A placename: A small town in South Otago, New Zealand.
A placename: A village in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
A placename: A community in Central Huron municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Van Buren County, Arkansas.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Amador County, California.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Oakland, Alameda County, California.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of DeWitt County, Illinois. Named after DeWitt Clinton.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A home rule city, the county seat of Hickman County, Kentucky.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town, the parish seat of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Kennebec County, Maine.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Lenawee County, Michigan.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Hinds County, Mississippi.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Henry County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Missoula County, Montana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Sheridan County, Nebraska.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Clinton County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Dutchess County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Oneida County, New York.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Sampson County, North Carolina.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Summit County, Ohio.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Custer County and Washita County, Oklahoma.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Laurens County, South Carolina.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Anderson County, Tennessee.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in DeWitt County, Texas.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Davis County, Utah.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Barron County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Rock County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Clinton Township.
Where this word comes from
* (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton. * (given name): Derived from the surnames. * (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton.
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