# Clinton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈklɪn.tn̩/ · frequency rank #2,619

## Definitions
1. A surname.
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## Etymology
* (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton.
* (given name): Derived from the surnames.
* (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton.

## Easily confused with
- **Clintons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clinton-vs-clintons)
- **Clint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clint-vs-clinton)
- **canton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canton-vs-clinton)
- **Clayton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clayton-vs-clinton)
- **Clifton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clifton-vs-clinton)
- **Chilton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chilton-vs-clinton)
- **Clapton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clapton-vs-clinton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cclinton`, `cilnton`, `clinnton`, `clinotn`, `clintno`, `clintonn`, `clintton`, `clitnon`, `cllinton`, `clniton`, `lcinton`

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