Names That Mean Settlement

  1. Braxton
    • Origin:

      English surname
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  2. Charlton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  3. Linton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "flax settlement"
    • Description:

      In Wuthering Heights, Cathy's milquetoast husband; Heath is so much more appealing.
  4. Hampton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  5. Melville
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "settlement on infertile land"
    • Description:

      All names ending in ville are in nowheresville.
  6. Ralston
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "Ralph's settlement"
    • Description:

      Down-to-earth surname name with a drawl, also associated with cereal and dog food.
  7. Horton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  8. Pendleton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "overhanging settlement"
    • Description:

      Pembroke's brother.
  9. Templeton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "temple settlement"
    • Description:

      Butler name, and also that of the rat in Charlotte's Web.
  10. Newbury
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "new borough, new settlement"
    • Description:

      A name only a bully could love.
  11. Quenby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "queen's settlement"
    • Description:

      Quirky and cute.
  12. Arrington
    • Origin:

      English habitational surname
    • Meaning:

      "Earna's settlement"
    • Description:

      Names ending in -ton (meaning "settlement") are white-hot, and Arrington is one of the freshest on the scene.
  13. Huntington
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "hunter's settlement"
    • Description:

      If Hunter just isn't full enough for you, place name Huntington might be a better option.
  14. Delby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "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".
  15. Quinby
    • Origin:

      Norse
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  16. Layton
    • Origin:

      Old English
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  17. Shipton
    • Origin:

      English place name
    • Meaning:

      "sheep settlement"
    • Description:

      A jaunty nautical-sounding name.
  18. Knowlton
    • Origin:

      English surname
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  19. Hazelton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  20. Arrington
    • Origin:

      English habitational surname
    • Meaning:

      "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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