Dayton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈdeɪtən/
Forms: form: Daytons
Etymology: A variant spelling of Deighton.
* Most of the placenames are derived from the surname; or another place named Dayton, that in turn is derived from the surname.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
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A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia; named for Walter Warner Day, a cattle and wine pioneer in the area.
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A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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A town in Alabama.
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A city in Idaho.
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A town in Indiana.
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A city in Iowa; named for the city in Ohio.
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A city in Kentucky; named for the city in Ohio.
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A town in Maine; named for Thomas Day, who submitted the petition for the area to become a town.
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A city in Minnesota; named for founder Lyman Dayton.
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A census-designated place in Montana.
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A census-designated place in New Jersey; named for Jonathan Dayton.
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A town in New York.
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A census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States; named for John Day, a local surveyor.
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A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio; named for Jonathan Dayton, a Constitution signatory and statesman.
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A city in Oregon.
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A borough of Pennsylvania.
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A city, the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee; named for the city in Ohio.
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A city in Texas.
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A town in Virginia.
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A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Washington; named for Jesse Day.
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A place in Wisconsin.
A town in Richland County, Wisconsin.
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A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin; named for early settler Lyman Dayton.
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A town in Wyoming; named for founder Joe Dayton Thorne.
Derived terms: Daytonian