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Merton.

Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmɜː.tən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɝ.tən/General-American
  1. Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement. A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5212).

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  2. Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement. A district in borough of Merton, in south-west Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2670).

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  3. Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement. A London borough of Greater London.

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  4. Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5717).

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  5. A town in the Shire of Mansfield and the Shire of Murrindindi, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

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  6. An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.

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  7. Ellipsis of Merton College, Oxford.

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Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old English Merantūn.

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