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Crichton

  • /ˈkɹaɪ̯.tən/

Where it comes from

From Welsh carreg (“rock”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), analysable as the modern -ton.

proper noun Crichtons · Creighton · Crighton

  1. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT384619).
  2. countable, uncountable A ghost town in the Rural Municipality of Wise Creek, No. 77, Saskatchewan, Canada, named after James Crichton.
  3. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Mobile, Alabama, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from places.

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

APA

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

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

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@misc{crichton_2026,
  title = {Crichton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crichton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}