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acton¹

  • /ˈæk.tən/

noun actons

  1. alternative Alternative form of aketon

acton²

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable Obsolete form of actinon

Acton³

  • /ˈæktən/ UK, US

Where it comes from

From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.

proper noun Actons

  1. countable, uncountable A village in Burland and Acton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6353).
  2. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Langton Matravers parish, Purbeck district, Dorset (OS grid ref SY9878).
  3. countable, uncountable A town and suburb in the borough of Ealing, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2080).
  4. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Allendale parish, south-west Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8351).
  5. countable, uncountable A village in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3184).
  6. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Whitmore parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8241).
  7. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8944).
  8. countable, uncountable A locality in Ombersley parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8467).
  9. countable, uncountable A suburb and community in Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3451).
  10. countable, uncountable A village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
  11. countable, uncountable A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario.
  12. countable, uncountable A regional county municipality in the Montérégie region, Quebec.
  13. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama.
  14. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California. Fire crews battled two brush fires in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday — the King fire, which ignited near Pyramid Lake in the early morning, and the Hawk fire, which erupted in Acton around 3 p.m., threatening structures and prompting evacuation orders.
  15. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Polk County, Florida.
  16. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Harris County, Georgia.
  17. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky.
  18. countable, uncountable A town in York County, Maine.
  19. countable, uncountable A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  20. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Meeker County, Minnesota.
  21. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana.
  22. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Salem County, New Jersey.
  23. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee.
  24. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Hood County, Texas.
  25. countable, uncountable A suburb of Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
  26. countable A habitational surname from Old English.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: abbé, affect, action, simpson, abad, pages, acton round, allington, acton bridge, easton, townsend, donnington, south acton, alton, alderton, aston

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"acton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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acton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acton

Chicago

"acton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acton.

BibTeX
@misc{acton_2026,
  title = {acton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}