# Leyton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈleɪtən/ · frequency rank #48,862

## Definitions
1. A suburban area in the borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3786).
2. A surname.
3. A unisex given name, sometimes regarded as a variant of Leighton.

## Etymology
From the name of the River Lea + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Luton.

## Easily confused with
- **Lyon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyton-vs-lyon)
- **Luton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyton-vs-luton)
- **Linton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyton-vs-linton)
- **Lipton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyton-vs-lipton)
- **Liston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyton-vs-liston)
- **Lytton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyton-vs-lytton)
- **Leon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leon-vs-leyton)
- **Leto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leto-vs-leyton)
- **lemon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lemon-vs-leyton)
- **Leyte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leyte-vs-leyton)
- **lesson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lesson-vs-leyton)
- **legion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legion-vs-leyton)
- **Lennon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lennon-vs-leyton)
- **lesion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lesion-vs-leyton)
- **Lawton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lawton-vs-leyton)
- **Layton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/layton-vs-leyton)
- **Leighton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leighton-vs-leyton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`elyton`, `letyon`, `leyotn`, `leytno`, `leytonn`, `leytton`, `leyyton`, `lleyton`, `lyeton`

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