Carleton

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Carleton

/ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ltən

proper noun

An English surname, alternative spelling of Carlton.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A hamlet in St Cuthbert Without parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY4252).
A scattered locality in Drigg and Carleton parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, which includes Carleton Hall, and the hamlets of Carleton Head and Hall Carleton.
A hamlet in Haile parish, Cumberland, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY0109).
A suburb of Penrith, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5329).
A village near Poulton-le-Fylde, Wyre borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3339).
The civil parish for Carleton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district.
A village south of Pontefract, Wakefield borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4620).
A parish in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada, named after Thomas Carleton.
A village in Ash Township, Monroe County, Michigan, United States.
A village in Thayer County, Nebraska, United States.
A rural locality in Waimakariri District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Closest in meaning: queen, ottawa, goode, carlton, quack, mountebank, sham, fake, fraud, impostor, deceiver, hoaxer, flimflammer, trickster, phony, pretender

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

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@misc{carleton_2026,
  title = {Carleton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carleton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}