Easton

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Easom

Etymology

Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Aston.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːstən/

Proper noun

Easton

1. Any of many placenames in England:
   1. A hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4172).
   2. An inner-city district in Bristol
   3. A village in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire
   4. A village in Portland parish, Isle of Portland, Dorset (OS grid ref SY6971).
   5. A village in Itchen Valley parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5132).
   6. A village in the Isle of Wight
   7. A small village and civil parish (served by Stoke Rochford and Easton Parish Council) in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9226).
   8. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1310).
   9. A village in St Cuthbert Out parish, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5147)
   10. A village in East Suffolk district, Suffolk
2. A number of places in the United States, including:
   1. A census-designated place in Fresno County, California.
   2. An incorporated town, the county seat of Talbot County, Maryland.
   3. A city, the county seat of Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
   4. A census-designated place in Kittitas County, Washington, named for being near the east end of Stampede Tunnel.
   5. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Adams County, Wisconsin.
   6. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Easton-in-Gordano
• Ston Easton

Anagrams

• Onates, Seaton, Stonea, astone, atones, sonate