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Morton

  • [ˈmɔːtn̩] UK
  • [ˈmɔɹtn̩] Canada, US
  • [ˈmɔɹɾn̩] Canada, US
  • [ˈmɔɹʔn̩] Canada, US
  • [ˈmoːtn̩] Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)tən

Where it comes from

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).

proper noun Mortons

  1. A western suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3854).
  2. A hamlet in Hesket parish and Skelton parish, near Calthwaite, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY4539).
  3. A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4160).
  4. A suburb of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6491).
  5. A suburban area in Brading parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ6086).
  6. A hamlet in Swinderby parish, near Morton Hall, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8863).
  7. A village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0924).
  8. A village and civil parish by Gainsborough, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (not actually named "Morton by Gainsborough"; OS grid ref SK8091).
  9. A hamlet in Morton on the Hill parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1217).
  10. A hamlet in Babworth parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6780).
  11. A village in Fiskerton cum Morton parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7251).
  12. A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2924).
  13. A commune in Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  14. A community in Rideau Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
  15. A village in Tazewell County, Illinois.
  16. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Indiana.
  17. A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota.
  18. A city in Scott County, Mississippi.
  19. An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri.
  20. A hamlet in Kendall, Orleans County, New York.
  21. A neighbourhood in north-west Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  22. A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
  23. A small city, the county seat of Cochran County, Texas.
  24. A city in Lewis County, Washington.
  25. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming.
  26. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morton Township.
  27. A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  28. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
  29. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  30. A Scottish earldom.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: norwich, jarrow, norton, moreton, regent, cooper, tribunal, scott, williams, simpleton, fool, imbecile, idiot, dolt, dunce, dimwit

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@misc{morton_2026,
  title = {Morton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}