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clayton
Clayton (name) means a placename:.
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A placename:
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A large number of places in the United States:
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A town, the county seat of Barbour County, Alabama; named for Georgia jurist and congressman Augustin Smith Clayton.
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A city in Contra Costa County, California; named for founder Joel Henry Clayton.
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Etymology
From Middle English Claytone, Cleyton, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure, settlement; town”). Analyzable as clay + -ton.
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What is the meaning of clayton?
"clayton" (name) means a placename:.
What are the different meanings of clayton?
"clayton" has 3 main meanings: 1. A placename:; 2. A large number of places in the United States:; 3. A town, the county seat of Barbour County, Alabama; named for Georgia jurist and congressman Augustin Smith Clayton.