Colton

English

Etymology

From Old English cola (“coal”) + tun (“settlement”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /koʊl.tən/, [ˈkʰoʊ̯l.tʰ(ə)n], [ˈkʰoʊ̯l.ʔn̩]
• Rhymes: -oʊltən

Proper noun

Colton (countable and uncountable, plural Coltons)

1. A placename:
   1. A number of places in England:
      1. A civil parish and small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3186).
      2. A village in Marlingford and Colton parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1009).
      3. A village and civil parish (served by Bolton Percy, Colton and Steeton parish council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5444).
      4. A village and civil parish in Lichfield district, north of Rugeley, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0520).
      5. A locality in Great Barton parish, West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8766).
      6. An eastern suburb of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3632).
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A city in San Bernardino County, California.
      2. An unincorporated community in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
      3. A town and census-designated place therein, in St. Lawrence County, New York.
      4. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio.
      5. An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon.
      6. A minor city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
      7. A ghost town in Utah County, Utah.
      8. A town in Whitman County, Washington.
   3. A locality in Elliston district council area, South Australia, named after John Colton (politician).
2. (countable) An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from any of these places in Britain.
3. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Marlingford and Colton

Translations

city in California

• Arabic: كولتون (kūltūn)
• Japanese: コルトン (koruton)
• Spanish: Colton m

See also

• Coalton
• Coaltown
• Coal Town