Eton

See also: eton

English

Etymology

From Old English Eatun, from ea (“river”) + tun (“town”). See also the doublet Eaton.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.tən/; (US) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.ʔn̩/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -iːtən
• Homophones: Eaton, eaten

Proper noun

Eton (countable and uncountable, plural Etons)

1. A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775).
2. (UK) Ellipsis of Eton College; a prestigious public school for boys in Eton.
3. A town in Murray County, Georgia, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Eton crop
• Etonian
• Eton jacket
• Eton mess
• Horninglow and Eton
• North Eton
• Old Etonian

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Eton is the 231516^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 81 individuals.

See also

• Eaton

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 539.

Anagrams

• ETNO, Note, Teno, Tone, ento-, note, teno-, tone