# Norton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnɔɹtən/ · frequency rank #10,411

## Definitions
1. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
2. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
3. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
4. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
5. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
6. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
7. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
8. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
9. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
10. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
11. Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
12. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of these places.

## Etymology
From Old English norþ (“north”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts.

## Easily confused with
- **notion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norton-vs-notion)
- **noon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noon-vs-norton)
- **north** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/north-vs-norton)
- **Norman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norman-vs-norton)
- **newton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newton-vs-norton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nnorton`, `norotn`, `norrton`, `nortno`, `nortonn`, `nortton`, `notron`, `nroton`, `onrton`

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