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Claxton

The English word “Claxton” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A civil parish in Hartlepool borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4728).
  2. An unincorporated community in Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States.

Etymology

From either the Old Norse personal name Klakkr or Old English clacc (“hill, peak”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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