# Alton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɔːltən/ · frequency rank #22,885

## Definitions
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24. A rural community of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
25. A community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
26. A town in the Shire of Balonne, southern Queensland, Australia.
27. A rural community in Taranaki, New Zealand.
28. An English habitational surname from Old English.
29. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From Old English ǣwell (“river source”) + tūn (“settlement, town”).

## Easily confused with
- **ATO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-ato)
- **auto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-auto)
- **atom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-atom)
- **atop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-atop)
- **Avon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-avon)
- **anon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-anon)
- **Aron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-aron)
- **axon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-axon)
- **Alun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-alun)
- **Aston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-aston)
- **Anton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-anton)
- **Alvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-alvin)
- **arson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-arson)
- **apron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-apron)
- **Anson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-anson)
- **Astor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-astor)
- **argon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-argon)
- **atone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-atone)
- **anion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-anion)
- **Ashton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alton-vs-ashton)

## Common misspellings (7)
`allton`, `alotn`, `altno`, `altonn`, `altton`, `atlon`, `laton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alton