"Watton" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Wattons [plural]
Etymology: From the Old English personal name Wata + tūn (“settlement”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|Wata}} Wata, {{m|ang|tūn||settlement}} tūn (“settlement”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Watton (countable and uncountable, plural Wattons)
  1. A minor suburb of Bridport, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY4591). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Dorset, England, Places in England, Suburbs in Dorset, England
    Sense id: en-Watton-en-name-9CDZ7N7r
  2. A small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0150). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Watton-en-name-G8HdwbyR
  3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9100). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Norfolk, England, Towns in England, Towns in Norfolk, England
    Sense id: en-Watton-en-name-Vva7fo5e
  4. An unincorporated community in Baraga County, Michigan, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Michigan, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Watton-en-name-xqs4BpKx
  5. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Watton-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 17 8 11 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Watton-at-Stone

Inflected forms

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