Alton
See also: alton
English
Etymology
From Old English aewell (“river source”) + tun (“settlement”).
Proper noun
Alton
- A town in Hampshire, England.
- A village in Staffordshire, England.
- Any of various cities and towns in the United States.
- a town in Boone County, Indiana.
- a small city in Missouri, and the county seat of Oregon County.
- A habitational surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- 1920 The Lyceum Magazine, editor Ralph Albert Parlette, Volume 30, page 15:
- - - - because I have learned something about cartoons from Alton Packard. There are two things about Mr Packard that I keep turning over in my mind. One is that his name sounds like Alton Parker, onetime presidential candidate, and the other is that, to me at least, he looks a little bit like Woodrow Wilson.
- 1920 The Lyceum Magazine, editor Ralph Albert Parlette, Volume 30, page 15:
Translations
town in Hampshire
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