Dittonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 古期英語 dīċ (“ditch, trench, moat”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”); compare the doublet Deighton.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈdɪtən/

固有名詞

Ditton (countable and uncountable, plural Dittons)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburb of Widnes, Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4885).
   2. A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7158).
   3. A suburb of Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9978).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ditton is the 52619 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 394 individuals. Ditton is most common among White (95.69%) individuals.

参照

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ditton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 470.