Easton

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Easom

Etymology

From 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 of Bristol, divided into Lower Easton and Upper Easton (OS grid ref ST6074)
   3. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1371)
   4. A hamlet in Arthuret parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY4372).
   5. A hamlet in Bowness parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY2759).
   6. A village in Portland parish, Isle of Portland, Dorset (OS grid ref SY6971).
   7. A village in Itchen Valley parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5132).
   8. A village in Freshwater parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ3486).
   9. A small village and civil parish (served by Stoke Rochford and Easton Parish Council) in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9226).
   10. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1310).
   11. A village in St Cuthbert Out parish, Mendip district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5147)
   12. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM2858).
   13. A civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, which includes Easton Royal.
   14. A hamlet in Corsham parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8970).
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Fresno County, California.
   2. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
   3. A village in Mason County, Illinois.
   4. A minor city in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
   5. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
   6. An incorporated town, the county seat of Talbot County, Maryland.
   7. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
   8. A township in Ionia County, Michigan.
   9. A minor city in Faribault County, Minnesota.
   10. A minor city in Buchanan County, Missouri.
   11. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
   12. A town in Washington County, New York.
   13. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Ohio.
   14. A city, the county seat of Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
   15. A minor city in Gregg County and Rusk County, Texas.
   16. A census-designated place in Kittitas County, Washington, named for being near the east end of Stampede Tunnel.
   17. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
   18. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Adams County, Wisconsin.
   19. 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 Grey
• Easton-in-Gordano
• Ston Easton

Anagrams

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