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Paxton
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An English surname, also used as a given name and as a place name in several English-speaking countries.
"Paxton is a small town named after an English landowner."
How to Use Paxton
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surname and place name of English origin, also used as a given name today.
Word Forms
Paxtons plural
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Etymology
From an Old English personal name plus "tūn" ("settlement"), meaning roughly "Pæcc's settlement."