Save Type Settlement Usage English Pronounced Pron. EH-tən(British English) EHR-tən(American English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History The name of a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire in England, also known as Airton-in-Craven. It is derived from a combination of Aire (referring to the river) and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town."