Edith
Inherited from Old English Ēadġȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *gunþiz (“battle”). Name of a 10th century English saint. Compare Swedish Edit. Borrowed…
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- feminine
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Edmond
A male given name from Old English, a French style variant of Edmund.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Edmund
From Old English Ēadmund, from ēad (“prosperity”) + mund (“protection”). Doublet of Eamon. Borrowed from English Edmund, from Old English Ēadmund, from ēad + mund. Derived…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Edoardo
From Old English Ēadweard, from eād (“rich”) + weard (“guard”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Édouard
From Middle French Edouard, from Old French Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Edric
From Old English Ēadrīc, from Proto-West Germanic *Audarīk, from Proto-Germanic *Audarīks, from *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends C
Eduardo
From Portuguese or Spanish Eduardo. Ultimately from Old English Ēadweard. Doublet of Duarte. Of Germanic origin, from Old English Eadweard, from Proto-West Germanic…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Edvin
From English Edwin, from Old English Ēadwine. Borrowed from English Edwin.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Edward
English Edward From Middle English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, corresponding to ed (“wealth,…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Edwin
Inherited from Old English Ēadwine, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawini, from Proto-Germanic *Audawiniz. Akin to Old Norse Auðun, Icelandic Auðunn, German Otwin, Norwegian…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Edwina
Female form of Edwin from Old English, equivalent to Edwin + -a.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Edythe
A female given name from Old English, variant of Edith.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Egbert
From Old English Ecgberht, name of early English kings, from Old English ecg (“edge (of a blade)”) + beorht (“bright”) or Proto-Germanic *Agjōberhtaz.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends T
Elfreda
From Old English Ælfþrȳþ (from ælf (“elf”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)); later partly merged with æþel (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”) ( =Audrey).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Elgar
From Old English Ælfgār (from Proto-Germanic *Albigaizaz, equivalent to ælf (“elf”) + gār (“spear”)) and Old English Æþelgār (from Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz, equivalent to…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Elmer
Medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, from Old English Æþelmǣr, from æþel (“noble”) + mǣre (“famous”). From German Elmer, Elmar. Unadapted borrowing from English Elmer.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Elton
From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Errett
From the Old English personal name Ēadrǣd, which is composed of the elements ēad (“prosperity”) and rǣd (“advice, wisdom”).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends T
Ethel
Short form of names of Old English origin beginning with Ethel-, æþele (“noble”). First used in the 19th century. Cognate to the Germanic Adela and Adele. Borrowed from…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends L
Ethelbert
Revived from Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht. Compound of Old English æþele (“noble”) + beorht (“bright”). Doublet of Albert.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends T
Ethelred
Learned borrowing from Old English Æþelrǣd, Æþelred, Æðelred, from æþele (“noble”) + rǣd (“counsel, advice”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends D
Ethelredus
From Old English Æþelrǣd, Æþelred, Æðelred, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalarēdaz.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends S
Everard
From Old English Eofurheard, Eoferard, from Proto-West Germanic *Eburahardu, from *ebur (“wild boar”) + *hardu (“hard, brave”). Reinforced by cognate names from Anglo-Norman…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends D
Everette
Rare variant of Everett.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends E
Everton
From Old English eofor (“wild boar”) + tūn (“settlement”).
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Farley
From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farnley.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Fillmore
From Old English full (“filled, fertile”) + mere (“lake”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Fordham
From Old English ford + either hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“promontory”).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends M
Fulton
From Foulden, a village in Norfolk, from Old English fuġol (“bird”) + tūn (“dwelling”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Garrick
From Old English *Gārrīċ (from gār (“spear”) + rīċ), from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks. Doublet of Gaiseric.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends K
Germany
From Middle English Germanie, from Old English Germanie & Germania, from Latin Germānia (“land of the Germans”), from Germānī, a people living around and east of the Rhine…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends Y
Godwin
From Old English Godwine (“God's friend”). The component -win is from Old English wine (“friend”). The second meaning is named after Michael Wayne Godwin (born 1956), American…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Goody
From Middle English Godeve (female given name), from Old English Godġifu (female given name), from god + ġifu. Doublet of Godiva.
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Hadley
From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + Old English leah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to heath (compare Heath) + -ley.
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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Hailey
From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Hamilton
From Old English *Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Harley
From Old English hær (“rock”) or hara (“hare”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hare + -ley (“lea”).
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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Harlow
From Old English hær (“rock”) or here (“army”) + hlæw (“hill”).
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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Harold
From a merger of Old English Hereweald and Old English Harold (itself from Old Norse Haraldr), both from Proto-Germanic *Harjawaldaz, from *harjaz (“army”) + *waldaz (“ruler,…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Hereward
Borrowed from Old English Hereweard, a compound of here (“army”) + weard (“guard”). Doublet of Harvard and Harward.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends D
Heston
From Old English hǣs (“brushwood”) + tūn (“settlement”).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Játvarður
From Old Norse Játvarðr, borrowed from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz. Doublet of Eðvarð.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends R
Jericho
From Middle English Iericho, from Old English Iericho, from Latin Ierīchō, from Ancient Greek Ἰερῑχώ (Ierīkhṓ), from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (yərīḥō), recorded early as…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Kelsey
From Old English cēol (“ship”) + siġe (“victory”).
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- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Kendal
From Old English Cent + dæl = "valley of the river Kent".
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- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends L
Kimber
* From the name of a 7th-century English female saint, Kyneburga or Cyneburg, from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”). * English: probably a habitational name from…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Kinsley
From Old English Cyne (“Royal (a man's name)”) + -s (“'s”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Langston
From Old English lang (“long, tall”) + stan (“stone”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Lawton
From Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?], from hlāw (“hill, ound”) + tūn (“homestead”) (-ton).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Lee
From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”), originally to denote someone who lived near a meadow.
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- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Lindsay
From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the…
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- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Lindsey
From Old English Lindesege, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”) (as in Lincoln) + Old English ēġ (“island (of land)”).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Linwood
From Old English lind (“linden tree”) + Old English wudu (“woods, forest”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends D
London
From Middle English Londoun, from Old English Lunden, from Proto-Celtic via Latin Londinium – see for details. Doublet of Londinium.
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Mildred
From the name of an 8th-century English saint, Old English Mildþrȳþ (from milde (“mild”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)).
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Monroe
From Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”) + Roe, a river in Northern Ireland, meaning "man from the River Roe".
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- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Morley
From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor + -ley (“lea”).
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- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Morton
From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Norman
From Middle English Norman, from Old English Norman (a variant of Norþman) and Old French Normant. It is certain that the word is derived from the base of the Germanic words…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Norton
From Old English norþ (“north”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N