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Whitton

hamlet · Stockton-on-Tees

Old EnglishAI-generated

Whitton is likely an Old English name meaning 'the settlement on the River Thone' or 'the settlement of Witta'. The first element could be the river name Thone, or the personal name Witta, combined with 'tun' meaning 'settlement'.

Word origins

Whitt
Old EnglishThone (river) or Witta (personal name)(from Thone "river name", Witta "personal name")
ton
Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tun "enclosure, settlement")

Historical forms

Witon · Wytton