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Leyton Hewitt, a twenty year old, white, Australian is the 5th seed in the men's singles tennis draw at Wimbledon. My wife and I like the name Leyton and were wondering what it's origin and meaning are. I can't seem to find it listed anywhere.
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Lexicographers Hanks & Hodges have the following to say about the name "Leyton":
LEYTON English: 1. habitation name from "Leyton" in Essex, so called from the British river name "Lea" (of uncertain etymology, perhaps from the Celtic element "lug-", "light") + Old English "tun", "enclosure, settlement". 2. variation of LAYTON or LEIGHTON.
LAYTON English: habitation name from any of various places so called, e.g. in Lancashire (near Blackpool) and in North Yorkshire. The former gets its name from Old English "lad", "water-course" + "tun", "enclosure, settlement", the latter from Old English "leac", "leek" + "tun".
LEIGHTON English: habitation name from any of various places so called. Most, as for example those in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire,
Cheshire, Lancashire, and Shropshire, get the name from Old English "leac", "leek" + "tun", "settlement".
-- Nanaea
LEYTON English: 1. habitation name from "Leyton" in Essex, so called from the British river name "Lea" (of uncertain etymology, perhaps from the Celtic element "lug-", "light") + Old English "tun", "enclosure, settlement". 2. variation of LAYTON or LEIGHTON.
LAYTON English: habitation name from any of various places so called, e.g. in Lancashire (near Blackpool) and in North Yorkshire. The former gets its name from Old English "lad", "water-course" + "tun", "enclosure, settlement", the latter from Old English "leac", "leek" + "tun".
LEIGHTON English: habitation name from any of various places so called. Most, as for example those in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire,
Cheshire, Lancashire, and Shropshire, get the name from Old English "leac", "leek" + "tun", "settlement".
-- Nanaea
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