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Ratton

Ratton

9.2
A family name used by people in the same family
  • proper noun
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  • Members of the Ratton family gathered for the annual reunion in their ancestral home.
  • Charles Ratton

Examples

  • There was mutual admiration between Fagg and Charles Ratton, the Parisian dealer.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The art collector admired the paintings presented by Charles Ratton, a renowned dealer in Paris.

  • Elena was excited to meet her cousin, who had just moved to the city from the Ratton family estate.

Surface Forms

Ratton main

Etymology

Ratton as a family name probably comes from the place of the same name. Long ago people often took the name of the town where they lived, so someone 'from Ratton' became known as Ratton, which is why it is used as a surname today.