Norton
Americannoun
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Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
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Thomas, 1532–84, English author.
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a town in southeastern Massachusetts.
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a city in northeastern Ohio.
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a male given name: an Old English family name taken from a placename meaning “north town.”
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Example Sentences
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The South East's oldest brewery, based on the year of incorporation, is Oxfordshire's Hook Norton.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
No-one's quite sure what happens if she wins – but Graham Norton has some gossip.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Dr. Tom L. Yao, a neurosurgeon from Tennessee, and his wife, lawyer Emily Yao, moved to Louisville in 2010, when Tom was hired by Norton Neuroscience Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
We went to the Norton Simon Museum together in November, on the kind of gray Pasadena day when the 210 Freeway roars in the background like white noise.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
"Mr. Norton, your head!" he cried, a strange grandmotherly concern in his voice.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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