Dalton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɒltən/
ipa: /ˈdɔːltən/
ipa: /ˈdɔltən/
ipa: /ˈdɑltən/
rhymes: -ɒltən
rhymes: -ɔːltən
homophone: dalton
Forms: form: Doulton
Etymology: From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale + town.
Senses: glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
John Dalton, English chemist.
examples: text: In 2015, Katie and Dalton Prager became known around the world as “the real ‘Fault in Our Stars’ couple” after CNN wrote about their love story.
ref: 2019 March 15, Elizabeth Cohen, “New film’s love story recalls tragic tale of a real-life ‘Fault in Our Stars’ couple”, in CNN:
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
A hamlet in Burton-in-Kendal parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5476).
glosses: Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
A hamlet and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England, north of Skelmersdale (OS grid ref SD4908).
glosses: Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
A hamlet in Hexhamshire parish, south of Hexham, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9158).
glosses: Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
A hamlet in Stamfordham parish, west of Ponteland, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ1172)
glosses: Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4376).
glosses: Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1108).
glosses: Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4594).
glosses: Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
An eastern suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1617).
glosses: Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
A hamlet in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1174).
glosses: Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
A hamlet near Flemington, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6658).
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Whitfield County, Georgia.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A small village in Chariton County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A hamlet and census-designated place in Nunda and Portage, Livingston County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Wayne County, Ohio.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
glosses: An abandoned village in Unorganized North Algoma District, Ontario, Canada; some buildings are used as summer cottages.
glosses: A township within Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.
glosses: A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
glosses: A small town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
glosses: A settlement (moshav) in northern Israel.
glosses: Ellipsis of Dalton Highway.
Derived terms: Dalton Holme
Dalton-in-Furness
Dalton-on-Tees
Dalton Town with Newton