# Fenton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɛn.tən/ · frequency rank #23,831

## Definitions
1. A place in England:
2. A place in England:
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8. A place in the United States:
9. A place in the United States:
10. A place in the United States:
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12. A place in the United States:
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14. A place in the United States:
15. A place in the United States:
16. A community south-east of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
17. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Middle English Fenton, from Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Easily confused with
- **futon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fenton-vs-futon)
- **Fulton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fenton-vs-fulton)
- **Fenn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fenn-vs-fenton)
- **felon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felon-vs-fenton)
- **Felton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felton-vs-fenton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`efnton`, `fennton`, `fenotn`, `fentno`, `fentonn`, `fentton`, `fetnon`, `ffenton`, `fneton`

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