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Wharton.

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7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈʍɔː(ɹ)tən//ˈwɔː(ɹ)tən/

  1. A placename: A neighbourhood of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6666).

    countable · uncountable

  2. A placename: A civil parish (without a council) near Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7606).

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  3. A placename: A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5055).

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  4. A placename: A hamlet in Blyton parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8493).

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  5. A placename: A borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

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  6. A placename: A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States.

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  7. A placename: A city, the county seat of Wharton County, Texas, United States.

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  8. A placename: An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.

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  9. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

Various possible origins: * The villages in Cheshire and Herefordshire are named after the River Weaver, whose name derives from Old English wæfre (“wavering, winding”), + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Lincolnshire is named with either Old English weard (“ward, guard”) or waroþ (“shore, warth”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Cumbria is named with Old English hwearf (“wharf, embankment”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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