Newton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈn(j)uːtən/
ipa: /ˈnɛʊ̯tən/
ipa: /ˈnɪʊ̯tən/
rhymes: -uːtən
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English Neweton, from Old English nēowa tūn (“new town”). Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”) and in Arabic نَابُلُس (nābulus, “Nablus”).
The unexpected Early Modern pronunciation with /ɛʊ̯/, as securely attested in Richard Hodges' 1644 English Primrose and confirmed by obsolete Welsh Newtwnn, is due to trisyllabic shortening in Old English nēowa tūn or Middle English Neweton.
Senses: glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4349).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A suburb of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4168). Not to be confused with Newtown, Chester.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A hamlet in Tattenhall and District parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, previously in Newton by Tattenhall parish (OS grid ref SJ5059).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A village in Dalton Town with Newton parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Barrow-in-Furness borough (OS grid ref SD2371).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A village in Blackwell parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4459).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A village in Sturminster Newton parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST7813; Sturminster Newton was originally Sturminster).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A suburban area near Hyde, Tameside borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9596).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A hamlet in Walford, Letton and Newton parish, north Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3769).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A hamlet and civil parish (served by Vowchurch and District Parish Council) in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3432).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A village and civil parish (served by Newton-in-Bowland Parish Council) in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6950).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A small village in Newton and Little Oakley parish, North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Kettering district (OS grid ref SP8883).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A village and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6841).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A village in Bywell parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0364).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A small village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL9140).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Several places in England:
A village in Newton and Biggin parish, Rugby borough, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP5378).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A place in Scotland:
A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, otherwise known as Newton Wamphray (OS grid ref NY1194).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A place in Scotland:
A hamlet east of Collessie, Fife council area, also known as Newton of Collessie (OS grid ref NO2913).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A place in Scotland:
A residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6660).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A place in Wales:
An eastern suburb of Porthcawl, Bridgend borough county borough (OS grid ref SS8377).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A place in Wales:
A suburb in Mumbles community, City and County of Swansea (OS grid ref SS6088).
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A small city in Dale County, Alabama.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Wabash County, Indiana.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, named after Newton, Massachusetts.
examples: text: City councilors in Newton have approved a generational ban on tobacco and e-cigarette sales in the city that will prohibit purchases by anyone born after March 1, 2004, joining a growing number of Massachusetts communities that have passed measures to curb tobacco use among young people.
ref: 2025 January 22, Nick Stoico, “Newton city council approves generational tobacco ban, joining other Mass. towns”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025:
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A small city in Newton County, Mississippi.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A town, the county seat of Sussex County, New Jersey.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Catawba County, North Carolina.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Newton County, Texas.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A small city in Cache County, Utah.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Grays Harbor County, Washington.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A town and unincorporated community therein, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Marquette County, Wisconsin.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in the town of Harmony, Vernon County, Wisconsin.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A number of townships, listed under Newton Township.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A place in Canada:
A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A place in Canada:
A town centre in the city of Surrey, Regional District of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
A town in the Central Region of Singapore.
glosses: The name of many English-speaking places, including:
Places in the Southern Hemisphere:
An inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Places in the Southern Hemisphere:
A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Campbelltown, South Australia.
glosses: A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.
glosses: A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.
Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.
Derived terms: Buckland Newton
Dalton Town with Newton
Maiden Newton
newton
Newton Abbot
Newton and Biggin
Newton and Little Oakley
Newton Arlosh
Newton Aycliffe
Newton-by-the-Sea
Newton-Cotes formula
Newton-Cotes rule
Newton County
Newton Dale
Newton Hall
Newton Harcourt
Newton Heath
Newtonian
Newtonic
Newtonism
Newton Kyme
Newton-le-Willows
Newton Longville
Newtonmas
Newton Mearns
Newton of Falkland
Newton-on-Ayr
Newton-on-Ouse
Newton Poppleford
Newton Purcell
Newton Regis
Newton's cradle
Newton's rings
Newton St Cyres
Newton Stewart
Newton Tony
Newton-with-Clifton
Newton-with-Scales
non-quasi-Newton
Old Newton
South Newton
Sturminster Newton
Trowse with Newton
Walford, Letton and Newton
XMM-Newton
Related terms: Newburgh
Newbury
New City
new town
New Town
Newtown
Newville
old town
Old Town
oldtown
Oldbury
Old City