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Dayton

/ˈdeɪtən/ · name

Meaning

  1. A surname.
  2. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia, Australia; named for Walter Warner Day, a cattle and wine pioneer in the area.
  3. A city in Idaho.
  4. A town in Alabama.
  5. A placename, from the surname:
  6. A number of places in the United States.
  7. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  8. A town in Indiana.

Etymology / origin

A variant spelling of Deighton. * Most of the placenames are derived from the surname; or another place named Dayton, that in turn is derived from the surname.

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