Holton.
A place in England:
Meaning & usage
A place in England: A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6006).
A place in England: A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST686268).
A place in England: A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4077).
A place in the United States: A town in Ripley County, Indiana.
A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Kansas.
A place in the United States: A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
A place in the United States: A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
The first element has a wide variety of possible origins, among which Old English hōh (“promontory, hill-spur”), healh (“corner, nook”), holh (“hollow, depression”) or holt (“small wood”). The second element is tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
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