Dalton

Meaning

Name

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
5. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
6. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
7. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
8. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
9. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
10. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
11. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
12. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
13. Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
14. A number of places in the United States:
15. A number of places in the United States:
16. A number of places in the United States:
17. A number of places in the United States:
18. A number of places in the United States:
19. A number of places in the United States:
20. A number of places in the United States:
21. A number of places in the United States:
22. A number of places in the United States:
23. A number of places in the United States:
24. A number of places in the United States:
25. A number of places in the United States:
26. A number of places in the United States:
27. A number of places in the United States:
28. An abandoned village in Unorganized North Algoma District, Ontario, Canada; some buildings are used as summer cottages.
29. A township within Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.
30. A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
31. A small town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
32. A settlement (moshav) in northern Israel.
33. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Dalton Highway.

Noun

a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit (or dalton)

Synonyms

John Dalton

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɔːltən/

Etymology

From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale + town.