English
Middleton
Middleton comes from Old English Middeltūn.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Middeltūn
- EnglishtodayMiddleton
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Middeltūn
- EnglishtodayMiddleton
Formed from middle + -ton
Proto-Germanic *midjō ‘middle’
Proto-Germanic *midlą
Old English middel ‘middle’
Middle English myddel ‘the middle or centre of something’
English middle
The story
The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location midway between Annapolis Royal and Kentville.
Every English word from Old English Middeltūn
Today it means
name Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including: A rural locality and civil parish (without a council) in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district, the locality also known as Middleton in Lonsdale or Middleton-on-Lune (OS grid ref SD6286).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Middeltūn / Middleton