Names That Mean Settlement
- Braxton
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"Brock's settlement"Description:
Braxton has been a major hit of the 21st century for boys, and now parents are looking at it with fresh eyes for their daughters.
- Charlton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"Charles' town"Description:
A surname name, most popularly associated with actor Heston, has a blue-blooded ring to it. Charlton is also a more unusual pathway to evergreen nickname Charlie.
- Linton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"flax settlement"Description:
In Wuthering Heights, Cathy's milquetoast husband; Heath is so much more appealing.
- Hampton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"home settlement"Description:
Names of classy places -- Aspen, Paris, and now, Hampton -- are in favor with aspiring parents. Associated with a stylish area of New York and with the stately Hampton Court Palace in the UK, the name has received increased interest in recent years, with more than 90 boys called Hampton in a recent year.
- Melville
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"settlement on infertile land"Description:
All names ending in ville are in nowheresville.
- Ralston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"Ralph's settlement"Description:
Down-to-earth surname name with a drawl, also associated with cereal and dog food.
- Horton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"gray settlement"Description:
Sweet and southern-feeling, maybe thanks to Horton Foote, author of Tender Mercies and The Trip to Bountiful, not to mention the Dr. Seuss connection.
- Pendleton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"overhanging settlement"Description:
Pembroke's brother.
- Templeton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"temple settlement"Description:
Butler name, and also that of the rat in Charlotte's Web.
- Newbury
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"new borough, new settlement"Description:
A name only a bully could love.
- Quenby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen's settlement"Description:
Quirky and cute.
- Arrington
Origin:
English habitational surnameMeaning:
"Earna's settlement"Description:
Names ending in -ton (meaning "settlement") are white-hot, and Arrington is one of the freshest on the scene.
- Huntington
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hunter's settlement"Description:
If Hunter just isn't full enough for you, place name Huntington might be a better option.
- Delby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"valley settlement or from Auby"Description:
Surname and place name with two separate derivations. It can derive from the Norman place name Auby, with d'Auby meaning "from Auby" later Anglicized to Dalby and Delby. It can also have Norse roots, meaning "valley settlement".
- Quinby
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"queen's settlement"Description:
Love Quinn but find it too popular? Quinby is a rare spin on names in the Quinn and Quincy constellation, familiar as a surname and a fresh nonbinary choice.
- Layton
Origin:
Old EnglishMeaning:
"settlement with a leek garden"Description:
The most popular variation of this name for baby girls is Leighton, as in Leighton Meester, the actress who introduced her name to the mainstream when she rose to fame on Gossip Girl.
- Shipton
Origin:
English place nameMeaning:
"sheep settlement"Description:
A jaunty nautical-sounding name.
- Knowlton
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"the settlement by the hilltop"Description:
Knowlton is a habitational surname, indicating one's ancestors lived in Knowlton, England. There were two historical English towns called Knowlton, one in Kent and the other in Dorset.
- Hazelton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"settlement near hazel trees"Description:
Unless it was your grandmother's maiden name, and you're using it in the middle place, we don't think so. Could be confused with Hazelden, a leading rehab facility.
- Arrington
Origin:
English habitational surnameMeaning:
"Earna's settlement"Description:
Arrington originated as a habitational surname for those from a town of the same name in Cambridgeshire, England. According to the etymology of the name, the town was settled by an Earn or Earna — nicknames that meant "eagle."
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