Milton

Etymology

From Old English place name from mylen + tun ("mill settlement") and middel + tun ("middle settlement").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪltən/

Proper noun

Milton

1. A habitational surname​.
2. A male given name derived from the surname.
   • 1989 David Leavitt: Equal Affections. →ISBN page 215:

     Herbert, Sydney, Milton, Seymour. You know, all the time I was growing up I thought those were the most ordinary Jewish first names, until someone pointed out that they were British last names. I guess to my great-grandparents those names must have sounded so modern, so sophisticated, so - non-Eastern European. And now they're just Uncle Miltie, Uncle Sy, Uncle Herb. Do other people have Uncle Donne and Uncle Wordsworth?

3. Name of many cities, towns and villages in Canada and the US.
   1. A city in Florida, and the county seat of Santa Rosa County.
   2. A town in Washington Township, Wayne County, Indiana, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Ohio County, Indiana, United States.
4. A village in Cambridgeshire, England, on the northern outskirts of Cambridge.
5. A town in Otago, New Zealand.

See also

• Milton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Tomlin

Etymology

From the English Milton.

Proper noun

Milton c (genitive Miltons)

1. A male given name.