Proper noun
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
(uncountable) A placename:
A neighbourhood of Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6666).
A civil parish (without a council) near Kirkby Stephen, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY7606).
A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5055).
A hamlet in Blyton parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8493).
A borough of Morris County, New Jersey, United States.
A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States.
A city, the county seat of Wharton County, Texas, United States.
An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgWharton was captivated by her sweet face, and tried to make her understand his theory that the merit of a painting was not so much in what it explained as in what it suggested. Henry Adams
The Buccaneers was an Edith Wharton novel, and she never finished it, and a screenwriter adapted it for television. James Frain
The funds from the sale were put into research and general teaching budgets at the university. Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates, Inc., is now a growing enterprise with many model and other econometric facilities. Lawrence Klein
I am very fond of Edith Wharton. She's quite high brow but also a great storyteller. My favorite is 'The House of Mirth.' I also like 'The Reef.' Ken Follett
I love Edith Wharton. And I love old New York. Anything to do with New York. Leighton Meester
I think of John saying that Wharton killed the Detterick twins with their love for each other, and that it happens every day, all over the world. If it happens, God lets it happen, and when we say "I don't understand," God replies, "I don't care." Stephen King