"Wotton" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Wottons [plural]
Etymology: From Old English wudu (“wood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|wudu||wood}} Old English wudu (“wood”), {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Wotton (countable and uncountable, plural Wottons)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A suburb of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8418).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Gloucestershire, England, Suburbs in Gloucestershire, England
    Sense id: en-Wotton-en-name-pjVeZnqA
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A small village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1247).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Surrey, England, Villages in England, Villages in Surrey, England
    Sense id: en-Wotton-en-name-~pezmhFl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 43 17 32
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A municipality in Quebec, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Municipalities of Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Quebec
    Sense id: en-Wotton-en-name-xXvbIJ7A
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Wotton-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Wottonian, Wotton-under-Edge, Wotton Underwood

Inflected forms

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