Paton

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Paton

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Scottish patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Patrick + Old French -on.

proper noun Patons

countable, uncountable A surname transferred from the given name.
countable, uncountable A city and township in Greene County, Iowa, United States.

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MLA

"Paton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{paton_2026,
  title = {Paton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}