Behind the Name: Comments for the name Thornton

Comments for THORNTON:

Famous bearer would be Thornton Wilder, who wrote the play 'Our Town.'

-- Mithos514 5/13/2006

This may sound weird, but while I love Thorston/Thorsten in English, this name strikes me as too surname-y and annoyingly elitist and pretentious.

-- slight night shiver 5/10/2008

In England, "Thornton" is mainly used as a surname. The only place I have actually ever seen this name being used, as a first name, is in the Sims 3 ("Thornton Wolff").

-- Anonymous User 9/3/2009

I'm starting to really like this name but it sounds way too elite to use in real life.

-- number1212 9/16/2010

Pretentious, but strangely charming. When you see the Thorn in there it's also a bit scary.

-- Ambiversion 6/6/2012

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