name
Drayton
DRAY-tuhn
name
1
A habitational surname, and the name of many villages across England.
"Drayton is a quiet village just outside Oxford."
Word Forms
Draytons plural
Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Flow — saved to your collection.
Test yourself on “Drayton”
A quick quiz — meaning, synonyms & usage
→
Fill the Gap
Can you complete this real example?
_____ is a quiet village just outside Oxford.
Etymology
From Middle English Drayton, from Old English Drægtūn ("town where logs are dragged"), from draġan ("to drag") + tūn ("town").