Leverton

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Leverton

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Two main origins:

* The hamlet in Berkshire is named with the Old English personal name Lēofwaru, which is composed of the elements lēof (“dear, beloved”) and waru (“care, guard, protection”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

* The village in Lincolnshire is named with Old English lǣfer (“rush, reed”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

proper noun Levertons · Leaverton

countable, uncountable A hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3370).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Boston district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3947).
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Linn County, Missouri, United States.
countable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{leverton_2026,
  title = {Leverton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leverton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}