Newton

See also: newton

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Neweton, from Old English nēowa tūn (“new town”). Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)uːtən/
Rhymes: -uːtən

Proper noun

Newton

The name of many English-speaking places, including:
1. Several places in England:
  1. A suburb of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4168).
  2. A village in Dalton (Town) with Newton parish, Barrow-in-Furness borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD2371).
  3. A village in Blackwell parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4459).
  4. A suburban area near Hyde, Tameside borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9596).
  5. A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).
  6. A hamlet in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3433). [1]
  7. A village in Bywell parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0364).
2. A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, otherwise known as Newton Wamphray (OS grid ref NY1194).
3. A residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6660).
4. A number of places in the United States:
  1. A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia.
  2. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois.
  3. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa.
  4. A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas.
  5. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  6. A town, the county seat of Sussex County, New Jersey.
  7. A city, the county seat of Catawba County, North Carolina.
  8. A city, the county seat of Newton County, Texas.
A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.
Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.

Derived terms

Buckland Newton
Maiden Newton
newton
Newton Abbot
Newton Aycliffe
Newton-by-the-Sea
Newton-Cotes formula
Newton-Cotes rule
Newton County
Newton Dale
Newton Hall
Newton Harcourt
Newton Heath
Newtonian
Newton Kyme
Newton-le-Willows
Newton Longville
Newton Mearns
Newton-on-Ayr
Newton Poppleford
Newton Regis
Newton's cradle
Newton's rings
Newton St Cyres
Newton Stewart
Newton Tony
Old Newton
South Newton
Sturminster Newton
Trowse with Newton
XMM-Newton

Related terms

Newtown (place name)

Translations

place name

Arabic: نْيُوتَن‎ m (nyūtan)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 牛頓／牛顿 (zh) (Niúdùn)
Japanese: ニュートン (ja) (Nyūton)
Korean: 뉴턴 (Nyuteon)
Russian: Нью́тон (ru) m (Nʹjúton), Ньюто́н (ru) m (Nʹjutón)

surname

Arabic: نْيُوتَن‎ (nyūtan)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 牛頓／牛顿 (zh) (Niúdùn)
Georgian: ნიუტონი (niuṭoni)
Japanese: ニュートン (ja) (Nyūton)
Korean: 뉴턴 (Nyuteon)
Latvian: Ņūtons m
Old English: Nīewetūn
Russian: Нью́тон (ru) (Nʹjúton), Ньюто́н (ru) (Nʹjutón) (Sir Isaac's surname is traditionally stressed on the last syllable)

surnames derived from the equivalents of “new town”

Catalan: Vilanova
French: Villeneuve (fr), De Villeneuve, Devilleneuve
German: Neustadt (de)
Old English: Nīewetūn
Spanish: Villanueva (es)

References

OS: south-west Herefordshire

Anagrams

onwent, went on

German

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

Newton n (strong, genitive Newtons or Newton, plural Newton)

newton (unit of measure)

Declension

Declension of Newton [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Newton	die	Newton
genitive	eines	des	Newtons, Newton	der	Newton
dative	einem	dem	Newton	den	Newton
accusative	ein	das	Newton	die	Newton

[1] OS: south-west Herefordshire