morton

mor-ton · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    An English surname derived from a place name meaning "farmstead on the moor."

  2. 2.

    A masculine given name derived from the surname.

Related words

See also: surname

Etymology

From Old English mor ("moor, marsh") + tun ("enclosure, farmstead"), meaning "settlement on the moor."