Thornton

English

Etymology

Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/

Proper noun

Thornton

1. Any of several placenames in England, Scotland, and the United States.
   1. A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442).
   2. A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607).
   3. A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713).
   4. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2997).
   5. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
2. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from these places.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Childer Thornton
• Thornton Curtis
• Thornton Heath

• Thornton-in-Craven
• Thornton-le-Moors (Cheshire)