Aftonf & mEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun afton meaning "evening".... [more]
AnnistonfEnglish (Modern) Derived from the name of the city of Anniston in the state of Alabama. The city was founded in the late 19th century by Samuel Noble and Daniel Tyler, who named the city after the latter's daughter-in-law, Annie Tyler... [more]
ArlingtonmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Arlington. Notable bearer the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson received the name rather unusually when a man from Arlington, Massachusetts was selected to pull a name out of a hat to bestow his first name, Edwin.
Arringtonm & fObscure Transferred use of the surname Arrington. The USA Social Security Administration has recorded 17 boys and 15 girls with the name Arringtion in 2001.
AthelstonmMedieval English, English (Rare), Literature Medieval variant of Æthelstan, which is still in use today. In literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the Middle English verse romance Athelston (14th century), the author of which is unknown.... [more]
BartonmEnglish, Popular Culture Transferred use of the surname Barton. In popular culture, Barton Fink is the name of a playwright in the 1991 film "Barton Fink".
BistonmGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Biston was a son of Ares and Callirrhoe (daughter of the river-god Nestus), and the eponymous founder of the city of Bistonia.
Bog‘bo‘stonfUzbek Means "flourishing garden, flourishing orchard" in Uzbek.
CloptonmEnglish (British, Rare) Transferred use of the surname Clopton. A notable bearer was Clopton Havers (1657-1702), who became a Physician in England (via the Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians) in 1687 and wrote several books related to the study and structure of bones.
CoatonfNahuatl Means "little serpent" in Nahuatl, the diminutive form of Coatl.
CuauhztonmNahuatl Means "eagle hair" or "wooden head" in Nahuatl, from cuauhtli "eagle" or cuahuitl "tree, wood" combined with tzontli "hair, head". It can also be derived directly from the vocabulary word cuauhtzontli, meaning either "eagle wig, crown, feathered headdress" (a kind of ornament worn by captains, tied to their backs), or "tree trunk, tree top".
GadiantonmMormon The leader of a gang of robbers in the Book of Mormon.
GalatonmAncient Greek Uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Ancient Greek γάλα (gala) meaning "milk", or perhaps Γαλάτης (Galates) meaning "Celt, Gaul" or "Galatian"... [more]
GrattonmEnglish (American, Rare) Transferred use of the surname Gratton. Gratton Dalton was an infamous outlaw, one of the Dalton Gang, in Kansas in the 1880s.
GyrtonmAncient Greek This was the name of a brother of Phlegyas in Greek mythology, the eponymous builder of the ancient Thessalian town Gyrton... [more]
HaretonmLiterature Perhaps from an English place name meaning "hare town", but possibly a name invented by Emily Brontë for a character in her novel 'Wuthering Heights' (1847).
HortonmEnglish, Literature Transferred use of the surname Horton. Horton the Elephant is a fictional character from Dr. Suess's 'Horton Hatches the Egg' and 'Horton Hears a Who'.
Ixpantonf & mNahuatl Probably derived from Nahuatl ixpan, meaning "before, in front of; to present or manifest to someone", combined with the diminutive suffix -ton.
IxtliltonmAztec and Toltec Mythology Means "ink at the face", from Nahuatl īxtli, "face, eye" combined with tlīlli "black ink" with diminutive suffix -tōn. In Aztec mythology, Ixtlilton is a god of medicine and healing and therefore was often allegedly alluded to as the brother of Macuilxochitl, the god of well-being or good luck.
LyttonmEnglish From an Old English place name which meant "settlement on the hill". A famous bearer is author Lytton Strachey.
MantonmEnglish, Irish Manton is derived from various place names throughout England. In Ireland Manton is the anglicized form of the Gaelic "Ó Manntáin", or "descendant of Manntán", a personal name derived from a diminutive of "manntach" ("toothless").