# Lambton County

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlæm.tən ˈkaʊn.ti/

## Definitions
1. A county in south-west Ontario, Canada.

## Etymology
Named after British colonial administrator and politician John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792 - 1840). Lambton had visited the area of the future county in the late 1830s.

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