Dalton.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Old English.
A habitational surname from Old English. John Dalton, English chemist.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland: A hamlet in Burton-in-Kendal parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5476).
Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland: A hamlet and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, north of Skelmersdale (OS grid ref SD4908).
Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland: A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, south of Hexham, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9158).
Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland: A hamlet in Stamfordham parish, west of Ponteland, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1172)
Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4376).
Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1108).
Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland: A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4594).
Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland: An eastern suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1617).
Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland: A hamlet in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1174).
Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland: A hamlet near Flemington, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6658).
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A small village in Chariton County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A hamlet and census-designated place in Nunda and Portage, Livingston County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Wayne County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
An abandoned village in Unorganized North Algoma District, Ontario, Canada; some buildings are used as summer cottages.
A township within Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.
A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A settlement (moshav) in northern Israel.
Ellipsis of Dalton Highway.
Where this word comes from
From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale + town.
a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit (or dalton)
Where this word comes from
From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale + town.
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