"Benton" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Bentons [plural]
Etymology: From either Old English bēan (“bean”) or *beonet (“bentgrass”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|bēan||bean}} Old English bēan (“bean”), {{m|ang|*beonet||bentgrass}} *beonet (“bentgrass”), {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Benton (countable and uncountable, plural Bentons)
  1. A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Villages in Devon, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Benton-en-name-jABw~MqW
  2. A neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2768). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Tyne and Wear, England
    Sense id: en-Benton-en-name-~KqS1kKC Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in Tyne and Wear, England, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 11 6 22 6 6 19 6 6 9 4
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    A city, the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Arkansas, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Benton-en-name-ImEuZfkD Categories (other): County seats of Arkansas, USA
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Benton-en-name-hLuLkLTp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 11 6 22 6 6 19 6 6 9 4
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Illinois, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Benton-en-name-Hl5o1W1C Categories (other): County seats of Illinois, USA
  6. A number of places in the United States:
    A home rule city, the county seat of Marshall County, Kentucky.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Kentucky, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Benton-en-name-BxJ21Isf Categories (other): County seats of Kentucky, USA
  7. A number of places in the United States:
    A town, the parish seat of Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Parish seats of Louisiana, USA, Places in Louisiana, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Louisiana, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Benton-en-name-rR35-Ukz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 11 6 22 6 6 19 6 6 9 4
  8. A number of places in the United States:
    A small city, the county seat of Scott County, Missouri.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Benton-en-name-KiJ48fHM Categories (other): County seats of Missouri, USA
  9. A number of places in the United States:
    A town, the county seat of Polk County, Tennessee.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Tennessee, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Benton-en-name-wiBoM2SM Categories (other): County seats of Tennessee, USA
  10. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Benton-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
  11. A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Benton-en-name-Vj3AlNl-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Benton County, Fort Benton

Inflected forms

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