Leighton

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Various place names in England, Old English leac (leek) + tun (settlement), also in the sense of a herb garden. [1]

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Proper noun[edit]

Leighton

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A small village in Forden with Leighton and Trelystan community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2405). [2]
  4. Leighton Township, a township in Allegan County, Michigan, United States.

Usage notes[edit]

More common as a feminine name in the United States. But in the UK it is more masculine.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988.
  2. ^ OS: Powys

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