"Allerton" meaning in English

See Allerton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: The name of the English location is possibly from Old English alor (“alder”) + -tun, or possibly it was named for Alfred the Great. It is in the Domesday Book as Alvertune. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{suffix|ang|alor|tun|gloss1=alder|nocat=1}} alor (“alder”) + -tun Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Allerton
  1. A suburb and ward in Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4086). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Liverpool, Places in Merseyside, England, Suburbs in Merseyside, England
    Sense id: en-Allerton-en-name-nx3QO3jG
  2. A suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1134). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in West Yorkshire, England, Suburbs in West Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Allerton-en-name-A8wNeF8B
  3. A village in Sidell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Illinois, USA, Villages in the United States Translations (place name): 阿勒頓 /阿勒顿 (Ālèdùn) (Chinese Mandarin), Alverton (Middle English)
    Sense id: en-Allerton-en-name-jNVYH44t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 51 15 3 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 2 59 14 3 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 4 58 14 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 3 62 12 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 5 39 18 6 25 Disambiguation of 'place name': 12 1 62 13 1 11
  4. A minor city in Wayne County, Iowa, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Allerton-en-name-fVnzhRX4
  5. A neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. Categories (place): Places in New York City, Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Allerton-en-name-gqYLELRm
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Allerton-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Middle English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 5 2 32 16 2 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Allerton Mauleverer, Chapel Allerton
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