Appleton

English

proper noun
Definitions
  • place Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure.
  • (town in Maine).
  • (city in Minnesota).
  • (town in Newfoundland and Labrador)
  • (unincorporated community in Tennessee).
  • (city/county seat in Outagamie County).
  • from either of the places.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English æppel (apple, anything round, fruit in general, pill, any kind of fruit, apple of the eye, bolus, fruit, ball) suffix from English apple.

Origin

English

apple

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