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Dayton

  • /ˈdeɪtən/

Where it comes from

A variant spelling of Deighton.

* Most of the placenames are derived from the surname; or another place named Dayton, that in turn is derived from the surname.

proper noun Daytons

  1. countable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia; named for Walter Warner Day, a cattle and wine pioneer in the area.
  3. countable, uncountable A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. countable, uncountable A town in Alabama.
  5. countable, uncountable A city in Idaho.
  6. countable, uncountable A town in Indiana.
  7. countable, uncountable A city in Iowa; named for the city in Ohio.
  8. countable, uncountable A city in Kentucky; named for the city in Ohio.
  9. countable, uncountable A town in Maine; named for Thomas Day, who submitted the petition for the area to become a town.
  10. countable, uncountable A city in Minnesota; named for founder Lyman Dayton.
  11. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Montana.
  12. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community and census-designated place in South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey; named for Jonathan Dayton.
  13. countable, uncountable A town in New York.
  14. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States; named for John Day, a local surveyor.
  15. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio; named for Jonathan Dayton, a Constitution signatory and statesman.
  16. countable, uncountable A city in Oregon.
  17. countable, uncountable A borough of Pennsylvania.
  18. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee; named for the city in Ohio.
  19. countable, uncountable A city in Texas.
  20. countable, uncountable A town in Virginia.
  21. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Washington; named for Jesse Day.
  22. countable, uncountable A town in Richland County, Wisconsin.
  23. countable, uncountable A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin; named for early settler Lyman Dayton.
  24. countable, uncountable A town in Wyoming; named for founder Joe Dayton Thorne.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: goodale, bosnian, bosnia, black, daytona, cincinnati, hamden, deyton, daye, dayson, dewine, dighton, dundes, dahn, dockery, donathan

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{dayton_2026,
  title = {Dayton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dayton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}