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Benton

  • /ˈbɛn.tən/

Rhymes with -ɛntən

Where it comes from

From either Old English bēan (“bean”) or *beonet (“bentgrass”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

proper noun Bentons

  1. countable, uncountable A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).
  2. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2768).
  3. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Special Area No. 3, southern Alberta, Canada.

    Similar: Benton Station

  4. countable, uncountable A local service district and designated place in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  5. countable, uncountable A small town in Lowndes County, Alabama.
  6. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas.
  7. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
  8. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois.
  9. countable, uncountable A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.
  10. countable, uncountable A minor city in Ringgold County, Iowa.
  11. countable, uncountable A minor city in Butler County, Kansas.
  12. countable, uncountable A home rule city, the county seat of Marshall County, Kentucky.
  13. countable, uncountable A town, the parish seat of Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
  14. countable, uncountable A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
  15. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Saline Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  16. countable, uncountable A minor city, the county seat of Scott County, Missouri.
  17. countable, uncountable A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  18. countable, uncountable A town in Yates County, New York.
  19. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio.
  20. countable, uncountable A township and borough therein, in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
  21. countable, uncountable A town, the county seat of Polk County, Tennessee.
  22. countable, uncountable A town and village therein, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
  23. countable, uncountable A number of other townships, entered under Benton Township.
  24. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.
  25. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gregor, linn, spreen, set, fixed, intent, resolved, determined, dead-set, hell-bent, committed, unwavering, relentless, adamant, obstinate, single-minded

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{benton_2026,
  title = {Benton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/benton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}