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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Compton is a municipality in Coaticook Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Population trend: (+) adjusted figures due
Compton,_Quebec
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Compton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Compton may refer to: Compton (federal electoral district), a former Quebec federal electoral district
Compton
Prime Minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957
served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 1948 to 1957. Born in Compton, Quebec, St. Laurent was a prominent lawyer and supporter of the Liberal Party
Louis_St._Laurent
Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Compton—Stanstead is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. It was created
Compton—Stanstead
Canadian comics writer
Compton, Quebec, growing up at a dairy farm. She studied French literature at the Cégep de Sherbrooke, and communication at the Université du Québec à
Maryse_Dubuc
Historical county in Quebec, Canada
Compton County is an historical county in southeastern Quebec, Canada, on the western flanks of the Appalachian Mountains on the Canada–United States
Compton_County,_Quebec
Canadian college student which remains a cold case
water approximately one kilometre from her dormitory residence in Compton, Quebec. She was wearing only her underwear. The Allore family's anguish over
Death_of_Theresa_Allore
encompasses all Quebec provincial electoral districts, which are pivotal in determining the representation within the National Assembly of Quebec, the province's
List of Quebec provincial electoral districts
List_of_Quebec_provincial_electoral_districts
Canadian-American tabletop Disk-Flicking Game
Scalabrini, in Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton, Quebec, Canada. The game is common on the farming villages near Coaticook, Quebec, Canada; in Maine; and in Amherst
Pitchnut
Canadian writer (1874–1953)
Stephen Randal, she was born Florence Hamilton Randal in Compton, Quebec. She was educated at the Compton Ladies' College. She taught one year at a private school
Florence_Randal_Livesay
Edward Island New Brunswick British Columbia Provincial Police: Sûreté du Québec Cold Case website (380 unresolved cases in 2023) Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
List of unsolved murders in Canada
List_of_unsolved_murders_in_Canada
73 years, 334 days 1 year, 249 days Louis St. Laurent February 1, 1882 Compton Quebec November 15, 1948 – June 21, 1957 66 years, 288 days 75 years, 140 days
List of prime ministers of Canada by birthdate, birthplace, and age
List_of_prime_ministers_of_Canada_by_birthdate,_birthplace,_and_age
Cemetery in Compton, Estrie Region, Quebec
known as Cimetière Saint-Thomas-d'Aquinis) is a cemetery located in Compton, Quebec. It is most notable for being the burial place of Canadian Prime Minister
St._Thomas_Aquinas_Cemetery
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada owns an Old boy network. Former male students are referred to as BCS Old Boys and former King's Hall, Compton & BCS female
List of Bishop's College School alumni
List_of_Bishop's_College_School_alumni
Canadian politician
Laurent, the 12th Prime Minister of Canada. Renault was born in Beauceville, Quebec. Her parents were Pierre-Ferdinand Renault (1853–1912) and Amanda Montminy
Jeanne_St._Laurent
Canadian politician
farmer from Alberta. Thomas Allen Brick was born on January 2, 1867, in Compton, Quebec to Anglican missionary John Gough Brick and his wife Emma Marie Brick
Thomas_Brick
Township municipality in Quebec, Canada
Canada Federal Riding History: COMPTON--STANSTEAD (Quebec) 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Stanstead (township), Quebec "Population and dwelling counts:
Stanstead,_Quebec_(township)
City in Quebec, Canada
1810 with the construction of a sawmill by a Compton Township businessman. Convinced by merchants in Quebec City, Joseph Pennoyer collected seven tons of
Waterville,_Quebec
Cemetery in Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
place of Louis St. Laurent in Compton, Quebec Maclaren Cemetery, burial place of Lester B. Pearson in Wakefield, Quebec "Trudeau's Mother Buried". Bangor
St-Rémi-de-Napierville Cemetery
St-Rémi-de-Napierville_Cemetery
Canadian politician
offices of Radio-Canada and then the London office of CBC. King's Hall, Compton, Quebec (now Bishop's College School) 1959: University of Paris, French Civilization
Diana_Fowler_LeBlanc
Town in Quebec, Canada
Richmond, Sherbrooke and Compton Counties "Richmond, Quebec Climate Summary". Weatherbase. Retrieved 23 March 2015. "Richmond, Quebec Temperature Averages"
Richmond,_Quebec
Canadian provincial election
The 1973 Quebec general election was held on October 29, 1973 to elect members to National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party
1973_Quebec_general_election
Preparatory school in Sherbrooke, Quebec
countries King's Hall in Compton was a girl's boarding school founded by the Anglican Diocese of Quebec in 1874 as the Compton Ladies College. It was founded
Bishop's_College_School
water, approximately one kilometer from her dormitory residence in Compton, Quebec. An autopsy revealed there were no drugs in her system. She is believed
List of unsolved murders (1900–1979)
List_of_unsolved_murders_(1900–1979)
"Recherche d'une personne défunte: Brian Mulroney (T01213)". Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery (in French). Montreal, Quebec. 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
List of prime ministers of Canada by date of death
List_of_prime_ministers_of_Canada_by_date_of_death
Canadian botanist and botanical illustrator
from Compton Ladies College in 1896 with honours and the medal in botany. (Compton Ladies College, an all-girls boarding school in Compton, Quebec, was
Faith_Fyles
Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Compton (also known as Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of
Compton (federal electoral district)
Compton_(federal_electoral_district)
Canadian politician (born 1970)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, since the 2025 municipal election. A member of the federal Liberal Party, she was elected to represent the riding of Compton—Stanstead
Marie-Claude_Bibeau
Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Compton was a former provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec (earlier
Compton (provincial electoral district)
Compton_(provincial_electoral_district)
Military unit
Stanstead Troop of Cavalry) No. 4 Troop (Compton, Quebec) (First raised on 23 February 1872, as The Compton Troop of Cavalry) List of regiments of cavalry
5th_Dragoons_(Canada)
Canadian equestrian
Full name Leonard Rudolphe Lafond Born (1901-08-20)20 August 1901 Compton, Quebec, Canada Died 17 December 1959(1959-12-17) (aged 58) Santa Barbara,
Leonard_Lafond
Liberal-Conservative member for Compton, Quebec. Rufus Henry Pope b. 1857 first elected in 1889 as Conservative member for Compton, Quebec. Arthur Portelance b.
List of members of the Canadian House of Commons (P)
List_of_members_of_the_Canadian_House_of_Commons_(P)
Township municipality in Quebec, Canada
Canada Federal Riding History: COMPTON--STANSTEAD (Quebec) 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Hatley (township), Quebec "Population and dwelling counts:
Hatley,_Quebec_(township)
what's happening in the other official language". Originally from Compton, Quebec, he began his career as a journalist with the Sherbrooke Record before
Bernard St-Laurent (broadcaster)
Bernard_St-Laurent_(broadcaster)
Canadian politician
division of Wellington, Quebec. A Conservative, he served almost 31 years until his death in 1903. His 1,100-acre (4.5 km2) ranch in Compton was one of the most
Matthew_Henry_Cochrane
Canadian businessman and author (born 1954)
market, having acquired rival companies via hostile takeover bids, such as Compton's New Media, the Learning Company, and Broderbund. SoftKey later changed
Kevin_O'Leary
Highway in Quebec
the Coaticook Regional County Municipality, crossing through Coaticook, Compton and Waterville before reaching a junction with QC 108 and QC 143 in Waterville
Quebec_Route_147
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, Quebec. Henry Latulippe b. 1913 first elected in 1962 as Social Credit member for Compton—Frontenac, Quebec. Frederick Andrew Laurence
List of members of the Canadian House of Commons (L)
List_of_members_of_the_Canadian_House_of_Commons_(L)
Canadian horse trainer
earnings and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee. A native of Compton, Quebec, Bringloe's father was a groom and coachman and as such young William
William_H._Bringloe
Former county of Quebec, Canada
Frontenac County was a county of Quebec, Canada. It existed between 1912 and the early 1980s. The territory it covered is today divided into the regional
Frontenac_County,_Quebec
Highway in Quebec, Canada
highway located in the Estrie region of Quebec, which links Ayer's Cliff to Martinville via Hatley and Compton. In each of these latter cities it briefly
Quebec_Route_208
Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Megantic-Compton is a former provincial electoral district in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. As of its final election, it included the municipalities
Mégantic-Compton
Conservative member for Compton, Quebec. Joseph Godbout b. 1850 first elected in 1887 as Independent Liberal member for Beauce, Quebec. Marc Godbout b. 1951
List of members of the Canadian House of Commons (G)
List_of_members_of_the_Canadian_House_of_Commons_(G)
Canadian painter and educator
she became committed to social realism. She taught at Kings Hall in Compton, Quebec and at the Provincial Normal School in Fredericton. From 1935 to 1936
Lucy_Jarvis_(artist)
provincial Supreme Court Justice. William Carlos Ives was born in Compton, Quebec on October 30, 1873. His family moved to the Alberta District in the
William_Carlos_Ives
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Canada Federal Riding History: COMPTON--STANSTEAD (Quebec) 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Hatley (municipality), Quebec Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001
Hatley,_Quebec_(municipality)
Town in Quebec, Canada
(1942). Soil Survey of Stanstead, Richmond, Sherbrooke and Compton Counties in the Province of Quebec, p. 35. https://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/sur
Val-des-Sources
Aylmer Byron Hunt b. 1864 first elected in 1904 as Liberal member for Compton, Quebec. John William Gordon Hunter b. 1909 first elected in 1949 as Liberal
List of members of the Canadian House of Commons (H)
List_of_members_of_the_Canadian_House_of_Commons_(H)
City in Quebec, Canada
Sherbrooke (/ˈʃɜːrbrʊk/ SHUR-bruuk, Quebec French: [ʃɛʁˈbʁʊk]) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and
Sherbrooke
Canadian provincial election
and Compton List of Quebec premiers Politics of Quebec Timeline of Quebec history List of Quebec political parties 13th Legislative Assembly of Quebec Hopkins
1912_Quebec_general_election
which denounces artistic and moral conformity in Québec. 1948 - Louis St. Laurent, born in Compton, Quebec, becomes Prime Minister of Canada. 1949 - Albert
Timeline of Quebec history (1931–1959)
Timeline_of_Quebec_history_(1931–1959)
Cromwell b. 1872 first elected in 1911 as Conservative member for Compton, Quebec. Hume Blake Cronyn b. 1864 first elected in 1917 as Unionist member
List of members of the Canadian House of Commons (C)
List_of_members_of_the_Canadian_House_of_Commons_(C)
Liberal member for Compton, Quebec. Oza Tétrault b. 1908 first elected in 1968 as Ralliement Créditiste member for Villeneuve, Quebec. J.-Eugène Tétreault
List of members of the Canadian House of Commons (T)
List_of_members_of_the_Canadian_House_of_Commons_(T)
1943 US–UK nuclear weapons agreement
The Quebec Agreement was a secret agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States outlining the terms for the coordinated development of the
Quebec_Agreement
Village municipality in Quebec, Canada
Gouvernement du Québec. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: COMPTON--STANSTEAD (Quebec) "Ayer's Cliff (Code 24450112) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government
Ayer's_Cliff
Historic vote on the independence of Quebec from Canada
1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should
1995_Quebec_referendum
Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada
well as the municipalities of Coaticook and Compton. It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Compton, Richmond and Sherbrooke electoral districts
Saint-François (electoral district)
Saint-François_(electoral_district)
Canadian politician
career. Born in Sainte-Thècle, Quebec, Tessier represented the Quebec riding of Compton, later known as Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead. Following an unsuccessful
Claude_Tessier
for Lotbinière, Quebec. Maurice Bernier b. 1947 first elected in 1993 as Bloc Québécois member for Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead, Quebec. Maxime Bernier
List of members of the Canadian House of Commons (B)
List_of_members_of_the_Canadian_House_of_Commons_(B)
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
of Canada Federal Riding History: COMPTON--STANSTEAD (Quebec) 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Ogden, Quebec "Liste des municipalités" (in French)
Ogden,_Quebec
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Quebec July 12: Mayoral and councillor number 1 by-election, Aucalir, Louis-S.-St-Laurent District, Compton, Sud District (Post 1)
2026 Canadian electoral calendar
2026_Canadian_electoral_calendar
Federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Sherbrooke is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. According to the
Sherbrooke (federal electoral district)
Sherbrooke_(federal_electoral_district)
Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
Compton—Frontenac was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1968. This riding
Compton—Frontenac
Provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada
results (QuébecPolitique) (for 2012–present) Election results (QuébecPolitique) (for 1867–1970) Maps 2011 map (PDF) 2001–2011 changes to Mégantic-Compton (Flash)
Mégantic (provincial electoral district)
Mégantic_(provincial_electoral_district)
Canadian politician (1841–1904)
1904) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Compton in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1886 to 1894 and Town of Sherbrooke
John McIntosh (Quebec politician)
John_McIntosh_(Quebec_politician)
American politician
as a U.S. representative from Vermont. Grout was born in Compton in Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of Josiah and Sophronia (Ayer) Grout. His parents
William_W._Grout
present members of the Senate of Canada representing the province of Quebec. Quebec has 24 permanent Senate divisions that are fixed under section 22 of
List_of_Quebec_senators
Provincial party election in Canada
The 2025 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election was held from June 9 to 14, 2025, to elect a new leader to replace former Quebec Liberal Party leader
2025 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election
2025_Quebec_Liberal_Party_leadership_election
April 2026. "Alexandre Boulerice quittera les Communes pour faire le saut à Québec solidaire". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 24 April 2026. Retrieved
List of House members of the 45th Parliament of Canada
List_of_House_members_of_the_45th_Parliament_of_Canada
Bury Campbell's Bay Cantley Cawood Chichester Clarendon Cleveland Chelsea Compton Cookshire-Eaton Crabtree Delson Dudswell Dundee Dunham Durham Farnham Frampton
List of locations in Canada with an English name
List_of_locations_in_Canada_with_an_English_name
Canadian politician
1904) was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Compton in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1894 to 1897 as a Conservative. He was
Charles_McClary
Children's game
games involving shells and hazelnuts have also been called conquerors. Compton MacKenzie's 1913 novel Sinister Street uses the name Conquerors. Another
Conkers
as a different riding due to redistricting: Beauce (Quebec), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Shefford (Quebec), and Simcoe North (Ontario). These districts, however
List of Canadian electoral districts
List_of_Canadian_electoral_districts
Canadian provincial referendum on the legalization of alcohol
The Quebec referendum on the prohibition of alcohol, held on April 10, 1919, considered the legalization of the sale of beer, cider and wine in the province
1919 Quebec prohibition referendum
1919_Quebec_prohibition_referendum
Former upper house of the Quebec Legislature
The Legislative Council of Quebec (French: Conseil législatif du Québec, pronounced [kɔ̃sɛj leʒislatif dy kebɛk]) was the unelected upper house of the
Legislative_Council_of_Quebec
Government regions in Canadian province
Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier Québec Beauce Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis Lévis—Lotbinière Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel Drummond Mégantic—L'Érable Compton—Stanstead Richmond—Arthabaska
Quebec federal electoral districts
Quebec_federal_electoral_districts
Legislative session
The 22nd Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada provincial legislature that existed from August 8, 1944, to July 28, 1948. The Union Nationale
22nd_Quebec_Legislature
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
about 815 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is located at the base of Mont Mégantic. Some industries specializing
La_Patrie,_Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
in Quebec, Canada. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 308937". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. "Répertoire
Dudswell,_Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
is a municipality within the Coaticook Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada, located on the Canada–United States border. It includes the hamlet
Barnston_West
City in Quebec, Canada
Cookshire-Eaton is a city in the Estrie region of Quebec. It is the seat of Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality. Sherbrooke Airport is
Cookshire-Eaton
Canadian politician (1924–2016)
1957 and became the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the district of Compton. He was re-elected in 1960, but his party lost the election
Claude-Gilles_Gosselin
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. On February 9, 2000, the village municipality of Saint-Gérard merged into Weedon. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference
Weedon,_Quebec
Topics referred to by the same term
electoral district Mégantic-Compton, a Quebec provincial electoral district Mégantic (provincial electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district
Mégantic
communities in the Canadian province of Quebec. Municipalities with a high percentage of English-speakers in Quebec are listed. The provincial average of
List of anglophone communities in Quebec
List_of_anglophone_communities_in_Quebec
recount: Terra Nova—The Peninsulas (Newfoundland and Labrador), Terrebonne (Quebec), and Milton East—Halton Hills South (Ontario); the last two reported one
Results of the 2025 Canadian federal election by riding
Results_of_the_2025_Canadian_federal_election_by_riding
Canadian politician
figure in Quebec. He represented Compton in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1886 as a Conservative. He was born in Sawyerville, Quebec, the
William_Sawyer_(politician)
Canadian politician (born 1968)
elected to the National Assembly for the constituency of Mégantic-Compton in the 2003 Quebec general election as a Liberal. He sat as an independent after
Daniel_Bouchard
Democratic Party Pat. – Parti Patriote PIQ – Parti pour l'Indépendance du Québec PPC – People's Party of Canada Rhino. – Parti Rhinocéros Party unreg. –
Results of the 2021 Canadian federal election by riding
Results_of_the_2021_Canadian_federal_election_by_riding
4th Châteauguay—Lacolle Hannah Wolker Kanesatake Cashier 3,752 7.71 4th Compton—Stanstead Geneva Allen Beaconsfield Student 4,288 7.42 4th Drummond François
New Democratic Party candidates in the 2021 Canadian federal election
New_Democratic_Party_candidates_in_the_2021_Canadian_federal_election
Canadian politician
Hunt served as mayor of Bury, Quebec from 1892 to 1901. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Compton in 1897. A Liberal, he did not
James Hunt (Canadian politician)
James_Hunt_(Canadian_politician)
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
[sɛ̃t‿ɛʁmeneʒild]) is a municipality in Quebec. Population trend: List of anglophone communities in Quebec "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56712"
Saint-Herménégilde
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
about 700 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. Newport has a small town called Island Brook. On July 24, 2002
Newport,_Quebec
of the Arlington Club. In 1869 Macleay married Martha Macculloch of Compton, Quebec. The couple had four children, Barbara, Edith, Mabel, and Roderick
Donald_Macleay
The province of Quebec, in Canada, elects members of Parliament at the federal level and members of the National Assembly at the provincial level. Electoral
History of the provincial electoral map of Quebec
History_of_the_provincial_electoral_map_of_Quebec
This article lists the townships of Quebec in Canada. The townships (French: canton) no longer represent administrative divisions recognized by the Ministry
List_of_townships_in_Quebec
Highway in Quebec, Canada
of Quebec provincial highways Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 56, Les Publications du Québec, 2005 Official Transport Quebec Road
Quebec_Route_108
The Province of Quebec currently has 1,128 local municipalities including 233 cities, 655 municipalities and 42 villages, 131 parishes and 42 townships
List of former municipalities in Quebec
List_of_former_municipalities_in_Quebec
Canadian science fiction writer
Best Science Fiction, the 2017 Compton Crook Award and for the Concordia University First Book Prize at the 2016 Quebec Writers' Federation Awards. Neuvel
Sylvain_Neuvel
Town in southeastern Quebec, Canada
/koʊˈætɪkʊk/ koh-AT-ik-uuk, Quebec French: [kwat͡sɪˈkʊk]) is a town on the Coaticook River, located in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It resides in the region
Coaticook
COMPTON QUEBEC
COMPTON QUEBEC
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Tom, a short form of the personal name Thomas.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of the numerous places called Hampton, including the cities of Southampton and Northampton (both of which were originally simply Hamtun). These all share the final Old English element tÅ«n ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’, but the first is variously hÄm ‘homestead’, hamm ‘water meadow’, or hÄ“an, weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of hÄ“ah ‘high’. This name is also established in Ireland, having first been taken there in the medieval period.The descendants of the clergyman Thomas Hampton, resident at Jamestown, VA, in 1630, lived in VA through three generations, multiplying their homesteads as the colony expanded and then branched into SC.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire named Coulton, probably from Old English col ‘(char)coal’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, Colstan, which is probably from Old Norse Kolsteinn, composed of the elements kol ‘charcoal’ + steinn ‘stone’.English : habitational name from Colston Basset in Nottinghamshire, or the nearby Car Colston, both of which seem to have originally been named from the Old Norse personal name Kolr + Old English tūn ‘settlement’. The first syllable of Car Colson was originally the defining prefix kirk ‘church’.English : habitational name from Coulston in Wiltshire, which is named with the genitive case of an Old English personal name Cufel (diminutive of Cufa) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lampton in Greater London (formerly Middlesex) or Lambton in County Durham, named in Old English as ‘farm or settlement where lambs were reared’, from lamb ‘lamb’ + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Crumpton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place called Kempton in Shropshire, named from an Old English personal name Cempa (or the Old English vocabulary word cempa ‘warrior’) + tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.English : variant of Kimpton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of numerous places named from Old English cotum (dative plural of cot) ‘at the cottages or huts’ (or sometimes possibly from a Middle English plural, coten). Examples include Coton (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire), Cottam (East Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire), and Cotham (Nottinghamshire).French : from a diminutive of Old French cot(t)e ‘coat (of mail)’ (see Cott).John Cotton (1584–1652) was a noted Puritan preacher, who landed at Boston, MA, from London in 1633 and became leader of the Congregationalists in America.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Crumpton.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of various places called Colton in England, perhaps also Colton House in Scotland. Examples in Norfolk, Staffordshire, and North Yorkshire are from the Old English personal name Cola (or the cognate Old Norse Koli; see Cole 2) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. The place so named in Somerset has as its first element the Old English personal name Cūla (of uncertain origin). The one in Cumbria has a river name apparently derived from a Celtic word meaning ‘hazel’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Crompton in Lancashire, named with an Old English crumbe ‘river bend’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Hertfordshire and Hampshire, both named from the Old English personal name C̄ma + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.English : variant of Kempton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England (but especially in the south) named Compton, from Old English cumb ‘short, straight valley’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Campton in Bedfordshire, named in Old English as ‘settlement (Old English tūn) by the Camel river’ (a lost river-name of Celtic origin).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : see Cumpston.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places named Rampton, in Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire; the first, and probably also the second, is named Old English ramm ‘ram’ + tūn ‘settlement’. However, the modern surname is concentrated in Hampshire, suggesting perhaps that another, unidentified source could be involved.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Compton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, named Clopton from Old English clopp(a) ‘rock’, ‘hill’ + tūn ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and French
English (of Norman origin) and French : status name for a professional champion (see Champion, Kemp), from the Norman French form campion.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Winding Farm
COMPTON QUEBEC
COMPTON QUEBEC
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Virtue of Holy Places
Girl/Female
German American
Famed, bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys' name since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers:...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Swan and Beautiful Lady; Goddess Saraswati
Boy/Male
Arabic
Father of Blackness
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stewart.
Girl/Female
Australian, Japanese
Child of Mayu
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Norwegian, Swedish
Champion
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Glittering; Shining; Thin; Peaceful; Gentle Wind
Girl/Female
Indian
Grace
COMPTON QUEBEC
COMPTON QUEBEC
COMPTON QUEBEC
COMPTON QUEBEC
COMPTON QUEBEC
n.
A plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the tone.
a.
See Compony.
n.
The iron bottom to which grapeshot are fixed.
v. i.
To board together; to eat at a table in common.
a.
Alt. of Compone
n.
The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; -- so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
n.
See Pumpion.
v. i.
To have a joint right with others in common ground.
v. i.
To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to.
n.
A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears.
n.
A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See Tampion.
n.
Cloth made of cotton.
n.
The cotton plant. See Cotten plant, below.
a.
Divided into squares of alternate tinctures in a single row; -- said of any bearing; or, in the case of a bearing having curved lines, divided into patches of alternate colors following the curve. If there are two rows it is called counter-compony.
n.
A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.
a.
See Compony.
v.
Belonging to or shared by, affecting or serving, all the members of a class, considered together; general; public; as, properties common to all plants; the common schools; the Book of Common Prayer.
v.
Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.