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Kenton

  • /ˈkɛn.tən/

Rhymes with -ɛntən

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From either the Old English personal name Cena or cyne- (“royal”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

proper noun Kentons

  1. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9583).
  2. countable, uncountable A suburban area in the borough of Brent and borough of Harrow, Greater London; Kenton Road forms the boundary between boroughs (OS grid ref TQ1788).
  3. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1965).
  4. countable, uncountable A suburb in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ2267).
  5. countable, uncountable A town in Kent County, Delaware.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan.
  7. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Hardin County, Ohio.
  8. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Cimarron County, Oklahoma.
  9. countable, uncountable A town in Gibson County, Tennessee.
  10. countable A habitational surname from Old English.
  11. countable A male given name transferred from the surname.

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MLA

"Kenton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kenton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{kenton_2026,
  title = {Kenton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kenton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}