Eaton

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Aton === Etymology === From Old English ea (“river”) + tun (“homestead”). As a surname, it is given to someone living near a river or on an island, or any of the various places in England called "Eaton". See also Eton, which is a doublet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiːtən/ Homophones: eaten, Eton === Proper noun === Eaton (countable and uncountable, plural Eatons) A placename: A number of places in England: A village and civil parish north of Congleton, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8765). A former civil parish containing Eaton Hall in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire, now part of Eaton and Eccleston civil parish (OS grid ref SJ4160). A village in Rushton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5763). A village and civil parish in Melton borough, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK7929). A suburb in south-west Norwich, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2006). A village and civil parish (served by Gamston with West Drayton and Eaton Parish Council) in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7178). A hamlet in Appleton-with-Eaton parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4403). A small village in Eaton-under-Heywood parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4990). A place in Australia: A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory; named for Charles Eaton, a RAAF officer. A rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland. A suburb of Bunbury in the Shire of Dardanup, Western Australia. A locality in Canada: Former name of Eatonia: a town in Chesterfield, Saskatchewan; named in honour of Timothy Eaton, founder of the Eaton's department store chain and mail-order catalogue service. A locality in the United States: A town in Weld County, Colorado. A town in Union Township, Delaware County, Indiana. A township in Eaton County, Michigan. A township in Kearney County, Nebraska. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire; named for Theophilus Eaton, the first governor of New Haven Colony. A town in Madison County, New York; named for William Eaton. A city, the county seat of Preble County, Ohio; named for William Eaton, a commander in the First Barbary War. A township in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. A ghost town in Wood County, West Virginia. A town in Brown County, Wisconsin. A town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. A town in Clark County, Wisconsin. (countable) An English habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Anagrams === Aneto, atone, at one, neato, notea, oaten, Onate