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Saxton.

A placename:

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A placename: A village in Saxton with Scarthingwell parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4736).

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  2. A placename: A suburb of Nelson, New Zealand.

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  3. A placename: An unincorporated community in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States.

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  4. A placename: An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States.

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  5. A placename: A borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English Seaxe (“Saxons”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.