Hazelton
English
Etymology
From multiple placenames in England: Hesleden, County Durham, Haselden, Sussex, Haslingden, Lancashire, Hazeldon, Wiltshire, and Hazleton, Gloucestershire. From Old English hæsl (“hazel”) + denu (“valley”).
Proper noun
Hazelton
- An English habitational surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A city in Idaho.
- A village in British Columbia.
- A city in North Dakota; named after early settler Hazel Roop.
- A town in Kansas; named for founder Rev. J. Hazelton.
- A neighborhood of Youngstown, Ohio; named for the landowning Haseltine family, respelled with the -ton placename suffix.
- An unincorporated community in California; named for Hazelton Blodget, son of a local oilman.
- An unincorporated community in New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Derived terms
- Hazelton Mountains
- New Hazelton