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View Name: Newton


NEWTON
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: NOO-tən   [key]
Meaning & History
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "new town" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the English physicist Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727).
Related Names
DIMINUTIVE: Newt
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