"Crichton" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkɹaɪ̯tən/ Forms: Crichtons [plural]
Etymology: From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cy|carreg||rock}} Welsh carreg (“rock”), {{der|en|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), {{affix|en|-ton}} -ton Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Crichton (countable and uncountable, plural Crichtons)
  1. A placename
    A village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref NT384619).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Midlothian, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Villages in Midlothian, Scotland, Villages in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Crichton-en-name-aiY23kw5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 38 39 1
  2. A placename
    An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Louisiana, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Louisiana, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Crichton-en-name-B1cYOgS4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 38 39 1
  3. A placename
    An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Crichton-en-name-tewovBO~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ton Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 38 39 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ton: 19 34 44 2
  4. A habitational surname from places. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Crichton-en-name-q2fcjjPX Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Creighton, Crighton Derived forms: crichtonite Related terms: Crich

Inflected forms

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