"Girton" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Girtons [plural]
Etymology: From Old English grēot (“gravel”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|grēot||gravel}} Old English grēot (“gravel”), {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Girtons}} Girton (countable and uncountable, plural Girtons)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4262).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Cambridgeshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Girton-en-name-UKqjJkDP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 10 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 24 19 31
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8266).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Nottinghamshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Nottinghamshire, England
    Sense id: en-Girton-en-name-A-f27M~V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 10 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 24 19 31
  3. (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Girton College, Cambridge.. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: Girton College, Cambridge Synonyms: Girten [surname]
    Sense id: en-Girton-en-name-8gZNAyKN Categories (other): Cambridge University English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 10 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 24 19 31
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Girton-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 10 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 24 19 31

Inflected forms

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