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morton

/ˈmɔɹtən/

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What does morton mean?

proper noun

  1. A western suburb of Carlisle, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3854).
  2. A hamlet in Hesket parish and Skelton parish, near Calthwaite, Eden district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY4539).
  3. A village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4160).
More meanings (26)

proper noun

  1. A suburb of Thornbury, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6491).
  2. A suburban area in Brading parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ6086).
  3. A hamlet in Swinderby parish, near Morton Hall, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8863).
  4. A village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0924).
  5. A village and civil parish by Gainsborough, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (not actually named "Morton by Gainsborough"; OS grid ref SK8091).
  6. A hamlet in Morton on the Hill parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1217).
  7. A hamlet in Babworth parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK6780).
  8. A village in Fiskerton cum Morton parish, Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7251).
  9. A hamlet in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ2924).
  10. A commune in Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  11. A community in Rideau Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
  12. A village in Tazewell County, Illinois.
  13. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Indiana.
  14. A minor city in Renville County, Minnesota.
  15. A city in Scott County, Mississippi.
  16. An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri.
  17. A hamlet in Kendall, Orleans County, New York.
  18. A neighbourhood in north-west Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  19. A borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
  20. A small city, the county seat of Cochran County, Texas.
  21. A city in Lewis County, Washington.
  22. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming.
  23. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Morton Township.
  24. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
  25. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  26. A Scottish earldom.
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I first got an idea of its calibre when I heard him preach in his own church at Morton.
Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #1260
An inventory of the property of the deceased was made out by Mr. Morton, and placed in the hands of the creditors.
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241
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He ascended into the fine parlour of the Morton House, then one of the best New York hotels, and, finding a cushioned seat, read.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
Morbid psychology has recorded several examples of multiple personality in a single subject, such as the cases cited by Morton Prince and Pierre Janet.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448
You might give as a preliminary reason the publication in the "Transactions" of the celebrated Morton case and the pig case by Mr. Giles.
Charles DarwinMore Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished LettersProject Gutenberg ebook #2739