# Milton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɪltən/ · frequency rank #9,067

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22. A habitational surname from Old English, from the multiple places in Britain named "Milton".
23. A male given name transferred from the surname.
24. John Milton, an English author and poet of the seventeenth century.
25. John Milton's works or media adaptations of his works.
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## Etymology
The English place names are from Old English mylen (“mill”) or middel (“middle”) + tun (“settlement”).

## Easily confused with
- **Morton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milton-vs-morton)
- **molten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milton-vs-molten)
- **minion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milton-vs-minion)
- **mutton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milton-vs-mutton)
- **Moulton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milton-vs-moulton)
- **milo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milo-vs-milton)
- **milt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milt-vs-milton)
- **Milan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milan-vs-milton)
- **melon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melon-vs-milton)
- **Milos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milos-vs-milton)
- **mellon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mellon-vs-milton)
- **Merton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merton-vs-milton)
- **melton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melton-vs-milton)
- **micron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micron-vs-milton)
- **mignon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mignon-vs-milton)
- **million** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/million-vs-milton)
- **midtown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/midtown-vs-milton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`imlton`, `millton`, `milotn`, `miltno`, `miltonn`, `miltton`, `mitlon`, `mliton`, `mmilton`

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