Thornton
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Thorntons is synonymous with chocolate and toffee in the UK. mmm.
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From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "thorn town" in Old English.
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Thornton Niven Wilder, American playwright and novelist.
Thornton Lee, American Major League Baseball pitcher.
Thornton Oakley, American artist and illustrator.
Thornton Burgess, American conservationist and children's author.- Thornton in song, story & screen: | Edit
John Thornton, called Thornton or Mr Thornton, one of the main characters in Elizabeth Gaskell's novel "North and South"
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