Clayton

name
/ˈkleɪtən/

Etymology

From Middle English Claytone, Cleyton, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure, settlement; town”). Analyzable as clay + -ton.

  1. derived from tūn — “enclosure, settlement; town
  2. derived from clǣġ — “clay
  3. inherited from Claytone

Definitions

  1. A placename

    A placename:

  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA