Settlement baby names
Names tagged with “Settlement” across DNA, style, or vibe in the Namesake database.
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13 names
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- Clayton
English
94From a place name meaning 'clay settlement' or 'town built on clay.' Rooted in the Old English elements 'clæg' (clay) and 'tun' (settlement/town).
- Layton
English
83Settlement on the lea or meadow. Derived from Old English 'leah' (meadow) and 'tun' (farmstead), originally a place name that became a personal name.
- Leyton
English
83From the Old English 'Leah' (meadow, clearing) and 'tūn' (settlement, town). Originally a place name meaning settlement in a meadow.
- Brockton
English
83From the Old English 'broc' (badger) and 'tun' (settlement), meaning 'settlement where badgers live' or 'badger's town'.
- Upton
English
76From Old English 'up' and 'tun' meaning settlement or farmstead. Refers to a settlement situated on higher ground.
- Rushton
English
76From English place names meaning 'rush settlement' or 'brushwood farm', derived from Old English 'rysc' (rushes) and 'tun' (settlement).
- Holten
Germanic
40From Old English 'hol' (hollow) + 'tun' (settlement), referring to a settlement in a hollow or valley
- Windham
English
40From Old English elements meaning 'windy' and 'home' or 'settlement', referring to a windswept homestead or village.
- Tremayne
Celtic
40From Cornish 'tre' (settlement) and 'mayne' (stone), referring to a stone settlement or rocky homestead.
- Prestin
English
40A place name meaning 'priest's settlement' or 'from the priest's town,' derived from Old English 'preost' (priest) and 'tun' (settlement).
- Hinton
English
40From Old English 'hīan' (community) and 'tūn' (settlement). A place name meaning 'settlement on high ground' or 'monks' settlement'.
- Staton
English
28From Old English 'stān' (stone) and 'tūn' (settlement). Literally 'stone settlement' or 'rocky homestead'.
- Witten
Germanic
17White settlement or dwelling. Derived from Old English 'wit' (white/wise) and 'tun' (settlement/village).
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Popularity data: Social Security Administration, US births 1880–2024
