Leyton

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A residential district in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, in northeast London, England, known for its football club and transport links
2. An area of north-east London, England, situated within the borough of Waltham Forest and home to a well-known professional football ground
3. A suburban locality in the northeast of London, England, lying in the London Borough of Waltham Forest and named for its historic parish

Etymology: Leyton is a place name, and its story is a compound of a river and an old word for a settlement. The first part comes from the River Lea, which flows through east London and has given its name to several places along its course. The second part is Old English "tūn", meaning an enclosure or a settlement, the same element that gave English "town". Put together, the name meant something like "the enclosure by the River Lea" or "the settlement on the Lea." The name is a doublet of Luton, which shares the same pattern: it is also a settlement name built on a river and the "-ton" element. Two separate places ended up with names drawn from the same building blocks, which is why the two look so alike.