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Burton¹

  • /ˈbɜː.tən/ UK
  • /ˈbɝ.tən/ US

Where it comes from

Usually from Old English burhtun (fortified farmstead, farmstead near or belonging to a stronghold or manor), from burh + tun.

proper noun

  1. An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A locality in Navajo County, Arizona.
  4. A former town in Rabun County, Georgia, now submerged.
  5. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Idaho.
  6. An unincorporated community, census-designated place, and township in Adams County, Illinois.
  7. A township in McHenry County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky.
  9. A city in Genesee County, Michigan.
  10. An unincorporated community in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
  11. A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
  12. An unincorporated community and inactive township in Howard County, Missouri.
  13. A tiny village in Keya Paha County, Nebraska.
  14. A village and township in Geauga County, Ohio.
  15. A census-designated place on Port Royal Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina.
  16. A minor city in Washington County, Texas.
  17. An unincorporated community on Vashon Island, King County, Washington.
  18. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
  19. An unincorporated community in the town of Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin.
  20. A settlement in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.
  21. A rural community and parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
  22. A settlement in western Prince Edward Island.
  23. A small village in Duddon and Burton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5163).
  24. A village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3174).
  25. A village in Burton and Winkton parish, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1694).
  26. A civil parish (served by Burton-by-Lincoln Parish Council) in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9674).
  27. A hamlet in Bamburgh parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1733).
  28. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Burton upon Trent: a civil parish and market town in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire.
  29. A village in Nettleton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8179).
  30. A hamlet in Mere parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8232).
  31. A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9805).
  32. A village in Rossett community, Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3557).
  33. A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland.
  34. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.

burton²

noun burtons

  1. archaic An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.
  2. archaic Storage of cargo athwartships.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: trent, foundation, beverley, bolton, departed, defunct, expired, perished, dead, deceased, kaput, sunk, extinct, doomed, gone, finished

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{burton_2026,
  title = {burton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}