Leighton

English

Etymology

Various place names in England, Old English leac (“leek”) + tun (“settlement”), also in the sense of a herb garden. [1]

Proper noun

Leighton

  1. A habitational surname​.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988.

Anagrams

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