Egerton

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Egerton

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From the Old English personal name Ecgheard or Ecghere + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

proper noun Egertons

countable, uncountable A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England, with the settlement of Egerton Green (OS grid ref SJ5252).
countable, uncountable A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7114).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9047).
countable, uncountable A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
countable, uncountable A community in Southgate township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
countable A habitational surname from Old English.
countable A male given name.

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

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

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

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@misc{egerton_2026,
  title = {Egerton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/egerton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}