Dayton
English, variation of Deighton
"place with a dike"Share
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
Dayton Origin and Meaning
The name Dayton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "place with a dike".
If Dayton, like Trenton and Camden, is finding favor with parents, it's more because of its popular two-syllable surname feel and -on ending than the industrial city in Ohio.
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Famous People Named Dayton
- Dayton AllenAmerican comedian and actor
- Dayton LummisAmerican actor
- Penn Dayton BadgleyAmerican actor
- (David) Dayton Brown (b. 2000)born David Preston Jessop, Jr., son of reality TV personalities Robyn and Kody Brown ("Sister Wives")
- Dayton Cash (b. 2013)son of Courtney Ames of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
Dayton in Pop Culture
- DaytonOhio, USA
- Dayton'sformer department store chain in the Midwestern U.S.