Holton

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Holton

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The first element has a wide variety of possible origins, among which Old English hōh (“promontory, hill-spur”), healh (“corner, nook”), holh (“hollow, depression”) or holt (“small wood”). The second element is tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

proper noun Holtons · Houlton

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6006).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST686268).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM4077).
countable, uncountable A town in Ripley County, Indiana.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Kansas.
countable, uncountable A township in Muskegon County, Michigan.
countable, uncountable A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{holton_2026,
  title = {Holton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}