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Clapton
KLAP-tuhn
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An English habitational surname, also the name of several places in England, including a district of Hackney, London.
"Eric Clapton is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time."
Word Forms
Claptons plural
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Etymology
From Middle English Clopton, from Old English clopp ("rock, hill") and tūn ("enclosure, settlement").