Clinton

See also: clinton

English

Etymology

• (English habitational surname): A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from Old English [Term?] + tun (“enclosure, homestead, town”), equivalent to the modern -ton.
• (given name): Derived from the surnames.
• (DeWitt County): Named after DeWitt Clinton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪn.tən/
• IPA^(key): [ˈklɪnʔn̩]
• Rhymes: -ɪntən

Proper noun

Clinton

1. A surname.
   1. A surname from Irish.
      1. Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
      2. Hillary Clinton, 67th United States secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.

         Synonyms: Hildebeast, Hitlery, HRC, Killary, Shillary

   2. An English habitational surname from Old English from a river and city 15 miles NW of Oxford, England named "Glinton" or "Glympton".
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
3. A placename:
   1. A town and suburb of Gladstone, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
   2. A town and locality in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
   3. A small town in South Otago, New Zealand.
   4. A village in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
   5. A community of Central Huron municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
   6. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama.
      2. A city, the county seat of Van Buren County, Arkansas.
      3. An unincorporated community in Amador County, California.
      4. A neighbourhood of Oakland, Alameda County, California.
      5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut.
      6. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia.
      7. A city, the county seat of DeWitt County, Illinois. Named after DeWitt Clinton.
      8. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
      9. A city in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.
      10. A city, the county seat of Clinton County, Iowa.
      11. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas.
      12. A home rule city, the county seat of Hickman County, Kentucky.
      13. A town, the parish seat of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
      14. A town and census-designated place therein, in Kennebec County, Maine.
      15. A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland.
      16. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
      17. A township and village therein, in Lenawee County, Michigan.
      18. A minor city in Big Stone County, Minnesota.
      19. A city in Hinds County, Mississippi.
      20. A city, the county seat of Henry County, Missouri.
      21. An unincorporated community in Phelps County, Missouri.
      22. A census-designated place in Missoula County, Montana.
      23. A village in Sheridan County, Nebraska.
      24. A town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
      25. A town in Clinton County, New York.
      26. A town in Dutchess County, New York.
      27. A village in Oneida County, New York.
      28. A city, the county seat of Sampson County, North Carolina.
      29. A village in Summit County, Ohio.
      30. A city in Custer County and Washita County, Oklahoma.
      31. A census-designated place in Findlay Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
      32. A city in Laurens County, South Carolina.
      33. A city, the county seat of Anderson County, Tennessee.
      34. A ghost town in DeWitt County, Texas.
      35. An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas.
      36. A city in Davis County, Utah.
      37. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia.
      38. A census-designated place on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington.
      39. An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
      40. An unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia.
      41. A town in Barron County, Wisconsin.
      42. A town and village therein, in Rock County, Wisconsin.
      43. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
      44. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Clinton Township.

Derived terms

• Clint
• Clinton County
• Clintonesque
• Clintonian
• Clintoniana
• Clintonism
• Clintonist
• Clintonista
• Clintonite
• Clintonization
• Clintonize
• Clinton News Network
• Clintonomics
• Clintonworld
• Port Clinton

 

Further reading

• “Clinton”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Clinton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklin.ton/
• Rhymes: -inton
• Hyphenation: Clìn‧ton

Proper noun

Clinton m or f by sense

1. A surname in English

Proper noun

Clinton f

1. any of numerous placenames; see Clinton

Tagalog

Etymology

Usually after Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈklinton/ [ˈklin̪.t̪on̪]
• Rhymes: -inton
• Syllabification: Clin‧ton

Proper noun

Clinton (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a male given name from English, of 1990s usage