Thornton
Place name, Anglo-Saxon
Thornton is a surname of English origin, from place names meaning "thorn town" or "settlement by thorns." It also serves as a given name, predominantly masculine.
Several towns in the United States and England bear the name: She grew up in Thornton, Colorado.
Western rectangular state
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- villageSmall rural community
- suburbOutlying residential district
- hamletTiny rural settlement
borough · settlement · locality · municipality · district · county · parish · neighborhood
Literary sisters' surname
- Wuthering HeightsYorkshire gothic novel
- VictorianOf a prim era
- North and SouthEarth's axial endpoints
- ShirleyFemale given name
Jane Eyre · Yorkshire · protagonist · industrialist · English literature · nineteenth century · novel
Colorado
Western rectangular state
hamlet · borough · settlement · locality · municipality · district · county · parish · neighborhood · community
Brontë
Literary sisters' surname
- Wuthering HeightsYorkshire gothic novel
- VictorianOf a prim era
- North and SouthEarth's axial endpoints
Shirley · Jane Eyre · Yorkshire · protagonist · industrialist · English literature · nineteenth century · novel
genealogy
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
heritage · clan · bloodline · descent · pedigree · forebears · ancestors · kinship · dynasty · progenitors
Bradley
English given name
Garrett · Hunter · Jared · Keith · Landon · Mitchell · Nolan · Parker · Riley · Trevor