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Lawton

  • /ˈlɔːtən/ UK

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)tən

Where it comes from

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?], from hlāw (“hill, ound”) + tūn (“homestead”) (-ton).

proper noun Lawtons

  1. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Kingsland parish, west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4459).
  2. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Diddlebury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5183).
  3. countable, uncountable A community in the County of Barrhead No. 11, Alberta, Canada.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana.
  5. countable, uncountable A minor city in Woodbury County, Iowa.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas.
  7. countable, uncountable A village in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  8. countable, uncountable A minor city in Ramsey County, North Dakota.
  9. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
  11. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  12. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in the towns of Ellsworth and Martell, Pierce County, Wisconsin.
  13. countable A surname.
  14. countable A male given name transferred from the surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lawrence, lawson, lawford, lawler, lake, wallace, lyman, lockwood, latimer, warren, liberty, laughton, jackson, dixon, lawley, latham

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MLA

"Lawton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lawton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{lawton_2026,
  title = {Lawton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lawton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}