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Eton

/ˈiː.tən/
[ˈiː.ʔn̩] US

Sounds like Eaton, eaten · Rhymes with -iːtən

Where it comes from

From Old English *Ēatūn, from ea (“river”) + tun (“town”). See also the doublet Eaton.

proper noun Etons

countable, uncountable A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775).
UK, abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Eton College, a prestigious public school for boys in Eton.
countable, uncountable A town in Murray County, Georgia, United States.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: harrow, collar, jacket, ettington, etton, easton, eastington, ecton, evesham, enstone, datchet, epping, east tisted, etchingham, eynsford, donnington

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@misc{eton_2026,
  title = {Eton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}