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Sutton
SUH-tuhn
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A surname and place name found across England, Ireland, Canada, the US, Australia, and New Zealand — usually marking a town on the southern edge of an older settlement.
"Her grandfather grew up in Sutton, a small town just south of London."
How to Use Sutton
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA very common English place name and surname, usually describing a settlement that sat to the south of a bigger one.
Word Forms
Suttons plural
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Etymology
From Old English suth ("south") + tun ("town, enclosure") — literally "south town."