# Elton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛltən/ · frequency rank #17,354

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Old English.
2. A surname from Old English.
3. A rural municipality of Manitoba, Canada.
4. Several places in England:
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## Etymology
From a number of sources, including:
# For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn.
# For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”).
# For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine + tūn (“estate”).
# For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (“eel fishery”) + tūn (“estate”), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake.
# For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.

## Easily confused with
- **eon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elton-vs-eon)
- **Eton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elton-vs-eton)
- **exon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elton-vs-exon)
- **Exxon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elton-vs-exxon)
- **Enron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elton-vs-enron)
- **elven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elton-vs-elven)
- **Euston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elton-vs-euston)
- **Elo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elo-vs-elton)
- **elon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elon-vs-elton)
- **econ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/econ-vs-elton)
- **Elmo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmo-vs-elton)
- **eaten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaten-vs-elton)
- **ellen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellen-vs-elton)
- **elbow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elbow-vs-elton)
- **Eaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eaton-vs-elton)
- **Elgin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-elton)
- **Efron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/efron-vs-elton)
- **Eldon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eldon-vs-elton)
- **Eamon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eamon-vs-elton)
- **Edson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edson-vs-elton)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ellton`, `elotn`, `eltno`, `eltonn`, `eltton`, `etlon`, `leton`

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