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Names That Mean Settlement

Litton
- Origin:
  English
- Meaning:
  "settlement on the hill"
- Description:
  Slightly less stiff and small if spelled Lytton.
Litton Continued
Kynaston
- Origin:
  English
- Meaning:
  "royal peace settlement"
- Description:
  A dignified yet gentle surname name occasionally heard in England and the West Indies.
Kynaston Continued

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".
Delby Continued
Templeton
- Origin:
  English
- Meaning:
  "temple settlement"
- Description:
  Butler name, and also that of the rat in Charlotte's Web.
Templeton Continued
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.
Arrington Continued

Shipton
- Origin:
  English place name
- Meaning:
  "sheep settlement"
- Description:
  A jaunty nautical-sounding name.
Shipton Continued
Newbury
- Origin:
  English
- Meaning:
  "new borough, new settlement"
- Description:
  A name only a bully could love.
Newbury Continued
Dalby
- 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. It can also have Norse roots, meaning "valley settlement".
Dalby Continued

Braxtyn
- Origin:
  Variation of Braxton, English
- Meaning:
  "Brock's settlement"
- Description:
  A more feminine take on Braxton.
Braxtyn Continued