# Thornton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/ · frequency rank #14,852

## Definitions
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27. A community in Essa township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
28. A settlement in Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand.
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32. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
33. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from these places.
34. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”).

## Easily confused with
- **Thurston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thornton-vs-thurston)

## Common misspellings (13)
`htornton`, `thhornton`, `thonrton`, `thornnton`, `thornotn`, `thorntno`, `thorntonn`, `thorntton`, `thorrnton`, `thortnon`, `thronton`, `tohrnton`, `tthornton`

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