"Egerton" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: En-us-Egerton.oga Forms: Egertons [plural]
Etymology: From the Old English personal name Ecgheard or Ecghere + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Egerton (countable and uncountable, plural Egertons)
  1. A placename:
    A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England, with the settlement of Egerton Green (OS grid ref SJ5252).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Cheshire, England, Places in Cheshire, England, Places in England Derived forms: Egerton Green
    Sense id: en-Egerton-en-name-OeHCesFo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 13 17 31 1 8 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 13 16 32 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 14 16 32 2 3 2
  2. A placename:
    A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7114).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater Manchester, England, Villages in England, Villages in Greater Manchester, England
    Sense id: en-Egerton-en-name-CPy6y3kw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 13 17 31 1 8 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 13 16 32 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 14 16 32 2 3 2
  3. A placename:
    A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9047).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of Kent, England, Places in England, Places in Kent, England, Villages in England, Villages in Kent, England
    Sense id: en-Egerton-en-name-dVtcxIBq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 13 17 31 1 8 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 13 16 32 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 14 16 32 2 3 2
  4. A placename:
    A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Nova Scotia, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Nova Scotia, Canada
    Sense id: en-Egerton-en-name-vYOXdE3d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 13 17 31 1 8 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 13 16 32 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 14 16 32 2 3 2
  5. A placename:
    A community in Southgate township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Egerton-en-name-S8-fRmHY
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Egerton-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
  7. (countable) A male given name. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Egerton-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English given names, English male given names

Inflected forms

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