Naughton

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Naughton

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The Suffolk place-name has the second element Old English tūn (“town, village”). The initial element is either nafela (“navel”) or a personal name such as Old Norse Nagli.

The Fife place-name is from Old Irish áth (“ford”) + the Pictish personal-name Neithon.

proper noun Naughtons

countable, uncountable A village in Suffolk, England.
countable, uncountable An estate in Fife council area, Scotland
countable, uncountable A surname.

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"Naughton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/naughton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{naughton_2026,
  title = {Naughton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/naughton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}