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Names That Mean Dwelling

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Updated Thu Nov 30 2023

Zebulon
- Origin:
  Hebrew
- Meaning:
  "exaltation or little dwelling"
- Description:
  An Old Testament name with a Puritan feel and post-Zachary possibilities--one of several routes to the cool nickname Zeb.
Zebulon Continued
Buell
- Origin:
  Welsh
- Meaning:
  "dwelling"
- Description:
  The Dutch meaning (Buell is the Dutch occupational name for a hangman) is enough to keep most people away.
Buell Continued

Booth
- Origin:
  English and Scottish
- Meaning:
  "small dwelling place, shed"
- Description:
  Short but not particularly sweet surname.
Booth Continued
Bolton
- Origin:
  English
- Meaning:
  "dwelling in an enclosure"
- Description:
  Severe surname choice.
Bolton Continued
Sebulon
- Origin:
  Finnish and Scandinavian variation of Zebulon, Hebrew
- Meaning:
  "exaltation; little dwelling"
- Description:
  You lose the zippy Z with the Nordic form of Zebulon, but the softer nickname Seb is nice.
Sebulon Continued

Burroughs
- Origin:
  English
- Meaning:
  "dwelling place"
- Description:
  Most parents attracted to this name will be devotees of the author William and would be better off using it in the middle.
Burroughs Continued