# Morton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA [ˈmɔːtn̩] · frequency rank #12,277

## Definitions
1. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
2. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
3. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
4. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
5. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
6. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
7. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
8. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
9. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
10. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
11. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
12. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
13. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
14. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
15. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
16. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
17. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
18. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
19. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
20. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
21. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
22. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
23. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
24. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
25. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
26. Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
27. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
28. A male given name transferred from the surname.
29. A Scottish earldom.

## Etymology
From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).

## Easily confused with
- **moto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morton-vs-moto)
- **motor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morton-vs-motor)
- **motto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morton-vs-motto)
- **Morty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morton-vs-morty)
- **Myron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morton-vs-myron)
- **motion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morton-vs-motion)
- **mutton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morton-vs-mutton)
- **Motown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morton-vs-motown)
- **Moulton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morton-vs-moulton)
- **moon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moon-vs-morton)
- **mort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mort-vs-morton)
- **morn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morn-vs-morton)
- **Moro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moro-vs-morton)
- **moron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moron-vs-morton)
- **Moran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moran-vs-morton)
- **Morin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morin-vs-morton)
- **martin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martin-vs-morton)
- **morgan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-morton)
- **mortal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mortal-vs-morton)
- **Milton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milton-vs-morton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mmorton`, `morotn`, `morrton`, `mortno`, `mortonn`, `mortton`, `motron`, `mroton`, `omrton`

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