Clopton
Proper noun
Meaning
A habitational surname from Old English.
An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States.
A placename:
A deserted medieval village in Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL303487).
A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref TL0680).
A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM224815).
A census-designated place in Dale County, Alabama, United States.
An unincorporated community in Richmond County, Virginia, United States.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgExamples
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago family is still looking for answers in the disappearance and death of Joseph Clopton, who was found dead last week in an Indiana pond.
The modern tennis court owes its design to Major Walter Clopton Wingfield who, in 1873, patented a court much the same as the current one for his stické tennis (sphairistike).
In 1840 William Howitt published Visits to Remarkable Places containing a contribution entitled Clopton Hall by "A Lady", the first work written and published solely by Mrs Gaskell.
Clopton was last seen Dec. 16 near his home on Chicago’s South Side.
It was a bit of an unusual debut, what with the helicopter ride to Temple Hospital and all, but Ellie Louise Clopton is here and …