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If it must be used, definitely for a boy. A place name / surname like that one seems unsuitable for a woman, in my opinion, because place names ("-ton") sound passive on women, and surnames as first names sound impersonal (or even unfriendly or self-important) to me. On a guy, it is more natural, since males are often called by their surnames anyway and it isn't insulting.

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- chazda