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Thornton

thorn·ton

UK/ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/ US/ˈθɔrntʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

American architect (1759-1828)

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Origin

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Phrases

  • Childer Thornton
  • Stainton and Thornton
  • Thornton Curtis
  • Thornton Dale
  • Thornton Heath

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