"Halton" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɑl.tən/ Forms: Haltons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑltən Etymology: * (Halton, Ontario, Canada): Named after William Mathew Halton, a British colonial bureaucrat in Upper Canada. Etymology templates: {{sense|Halton, Ontario, Canada}} (Halton, Ontario, Canada):, {{l|en|Upper Canada}} Upper Canada Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Haltons}} Halton (countable and uncountable, plural Haltons)
  1. A placename
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    The Borough of Halton, a unitary authority in Cheshire, England, formed in 1974.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Districts of Cheshire, England, Districts of England, Places in Cheshire, England, Places in England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Halton-en-name-hurA~Eq~ Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 15 15 16 15 15 15 4 4 2 Derived forms: Borough of Halton, County of Halton, East Halton, Halton Borough, Halton County, Halton Hills, Halton Lea Gate, Halton Region, Halton Regional Municipality, Halton-with-Aughton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Region of Halton
  2. A placename
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    A village in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, which gave its name to the above borough (OS grid ref SJ5381).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Cheshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Cheshire, England, Villages in England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Halton-en-name-BF8RsYbf Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 15 15 16 15 15 15 4 4 2
  3. A placename
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    A village in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8710).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Buckinghamshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Buckinghamshire, England, Villages in England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Halton-en-name-bhvtLC01 Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 15 15 16 15 15 15 4 4 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 10 25 10 12 10 10 10 2
  4. A placename
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    A village in Halton-with-Aughton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5064).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Lancashire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Lancashire, England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Halton-en-name-GIz17qH- Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 15 15 16 15 15 15 4 4 2
  5. A placename
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3433).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in West Yorkshire, England, Suburbs in West Yorkshire, England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Halton-en-name-yN3Al-c9 Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 15 15 16 15 15 15 4 4 2
  6. A placename
    A place in the United Kingdom:
    A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9967).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Northumberland, England, Villages in England, Villages in Northumberland, England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Halton-en-name-rN~9DlrZ Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 15 15 16 15 15 15 4 4 2
  7. A placename
    A place in Canada:
    A regional municipality in southern Ontario, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Regional municipalities of Ontario Synonyms: Halton Region, Region of Halton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Regional Municipality
    Sense id: en-Halton-en-name-FZ-A4Gi-
  8. A placename
    A place in Canada:
    A county of Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Counties of Ontario, Places in Canada, Places in Ontario Synonyms: Halton County, County of Halton
    Sense id: en-Halton-en-name-eTe~cQLj
  9. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Halton-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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