Eaton

English

Etymology

From Old English Eatun (literally “homestead by a river or on an island”), from ea (“river”) + tun (“homestead”). As a surname, it is given to someone living near a river or on an island, or any of the various places in England called "Eaton".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːtən/

Proper noun

Eaton

1. A village in Leicestershire.
2. A village in Cheshire East district, Cheshire.
3. A village in Nottinghamshire.
4. A village and former civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire.
5. A village in Rushton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire.
6. A village in Norfolk, a suburb of Norwich, England.
7. A hamlet in Oxfordshire.
8. A suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia.
9. A city in Ohio; named for William Eaton, a commander in the First Barbary War.
10. A town in New York; named for William Eaton.
11. A statutory town in Oklahoma.
12. A town in Indiana.
13. A town in Brown County, Wisconsin.
14. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
15. A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
16. A town in New Hampshire; named for Theophilus Eaton, the first governor of New Haven Colony.
17. A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory; named for Charles Eaton, a RAAF officer.
18. An English habitational surname from Old English

Derived terms

• Eaton County
• Eatonia
• Eatonton
• Eatontown
• Eatonville
• Long Eaton

 

Anagrams

• at one, atone, neato, oaten