Appleton
English
Etymology
From Old English æppel and -tun; alternatively, apple + -ton.
The town in Newfoundland is named for sawmill owner Appleton Cleaves.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæp.əl.tən/
- Hyphenation: Ap‧ple‧ton
- Rhymes: -æpəltən
Proper noun
Appleton
- Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure.
- A northern suburb of Widnes, Halton borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5186).
- A southern suburb and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6284).
- A village in Appleton-with-Eaton parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire; originally in Berkshire (OS grid ref SP4401).
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- A community in Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pope County, Arkansas.
- A ghost town in Knox County, Illinois.
- A township in Clark County, Kansas.
- A town in Knox County, Maine.
- An unicorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland.
- A city and township in Swift County, Minnesota.
- An inactive township in St. Clair County, Missouri.
- A hamlet in Newfane, Niagara County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Allendale County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Klickitat County, Washington.
- A city, the county seat of Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
- An English habitational surname from Old English from either of the places.
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