This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *ton*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
EratonassafAncient Greek Derived from Greek ἐρατός (eratos) "lovely, beloved" (compare Erato) and ἄνασσα (anassa) "queen, lady" (the feminine form of ἄναξ (anax) "master, lord").
GitongamMeru, Embu, Gikuyu This name is commonly used in Meru, Embu and Gikuyu regions in Kenya. The name means a rich man. The name has been passed from generation to generation since time in memorial. The cultures which usually name their male children after their grandparents-dead or alive intentionally do this to ensure the character or personality of the grandpa can be carried to the grandchildren.
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.
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).
HartonomJavanese From Javanese arta meaning "treasure, wealth, money" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
HekatonymosmAncient Greek The first element is derived from either Greek ἑκατόν (hekaton) meaning "hundred", or from the name of the goddess Hecate. The second element derives from ὄνομα (onoma) meaning "name".
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'.
ItonafJapanese From Japanese 愛 (ito) meaning "love, affection" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ItonefJapanese From Japanese 愛 (ito) meaning "love, affection" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
ItoniafGreek Mythology Means "of Iton, Itonian" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena originating in the ancient town of Iton (also known as Itonos), south of Phthiotis, in Thessaly. Some ancient sources say that Athena Itonia was given her epithet from a king or priest named Itonus.
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.
Jiantongm & fChinese From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" combined with 统 (tǒng) meaning "gather, unite, unify", 通 (tōng) meaning "pass through, go through, connect, communicate" or 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillion"... [more]
JintongmChinese From 金 (jīn) meaning "copper" and 潼 (tóng) meaning "high, lofty".
KartonomJavanese From Javanese karta meaning "safe, prosperous, well" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
KaštonasmLithuanian (Rare) Derived from the Lithuanian noun kaštonas meaning "(horse-)chestnut, conker".
KatonahmLenape, History Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from a Munsee cognate of Unami kitahtëne meaning "big mountain". This was the name of a 17th-century Native American leader, the sachem (chief) of the Munsee-speaking Ramapo people in present-day western Connecticut... [more]
Kaya'aton'my'fLiterature Means "one who arranges rocks" in Nez Percé. It was used for a Native American character in the American Girl series of children's books and dolls, nicknamed Kaya... [more]
KotonafJapanese From Japanese 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, combined with 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony, Japan, serenity, tranquility". Other kanji combinations are possible.
KotonofJapanese Japanese feminine name derived from 琴 (koto) meaning "harp-like instrument" and 乃 (no) meaning "of". Other kanji combinations can be used.
KotonohafPopular Culture From Japanese 言葉 (kotonoha) meaning "language". This is the name of a heroine from the visual novel and adapted anime 'School Days'.
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").
MattonmGreek Mythology From Greek μάττων (matton), participle of the verb μάσσω (masso) meaning "to knead dough, to press into a mould". In Greek mythology Matton is a hero of the meal, specifically the kneading of dough.
MegistonousmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with νοῦς (nous), which is a contraction of the Greek noun νόος (noos) meaning "mind".... [more]
MeitongfChinese From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion".
MelitónmSpanish (Rare), Galician Spanish and Galician form of Meliton. A known bearer of this name was the Peruvian naval commander and government official Melitón Carvajal (1847-1935).
MeritonmAlbanian Derived from Albanian meriton "to deserve; to merit".
MettatonmPopular Culture Meaning unknown. In the game Undertale, Mettaton is a robot built by Dr. Alphys for the purposes of entertainment and anti-human defense.
MilitonafLiterature Feminine form of Meliton. Militona appears in Militona (1847) by French author Théophile Gautier.
Mindort-batonimGeorgian Mythology Meaning uncertain. Mindort-Batoni was the god of valleys, fields, and wild flowers in Georgian mythology. He is also the father of Mindort-brdzanebeli, the goddess of flowers.
MitonmNahuatl Means "little arrow" in Nahuatl, from mitl "arrow, dart" and the diminutive suffix -ton.
MoonstonefEnglish (Rare) From the English word for the gemstone that emits a pearly and opalescent luster, named so because multiple cultures, such as Roman and Greek, believed it was derived from solidified rays of the Moon as well as its adularescence... [more]
MoriantonmMormon The name of various characters in The Book of Mormon.
MotonaomJapanese From 基 (moto) meaning "base, be based on", 素 (moto) meaning "elementary, elemental, prime, bare" or 本 (moto, hon) meaning "orign, source, root" combined with 直 (nao) meaning "common, straight, ordinary", 尚 (nao) meaning "esteem" or 正 (nao, masa) meaning "correct, proper, justice"... [more]
MotonorimJapanese From 元 (moto) meaning "origin, cause" combined with 儀 (nori) meaning "ceremony, rites". Other kanji combinations can be used.
NaitonmPictish Naiton (Naiton in Bede) II.E. Pict mentioned in the Ulster annals -8th c.
Namitonm & fNahuatl Possibly means "little spouse", from Nahuatl namictli "wife, husband, spouse" and the diminutive suffix -ton, in which case it was likely a nickname for a child.
NemetonafCeltic Mythology Meaning "sacred area", from the Celtic 'nemeto', itself from 'nemeton', a term designating Gaulish religious spaces. ... [more]
OluwatonilobafYoruba Means "God is good to have a king" in Yoruba. This is the full given name of the winner of "Germany's Next Top Model" 2018, Oluwatoniloba Dreher-Adnuga.
Ontonagonf & mOjibwe Located in the state of Michigan, this Upper Peninsula county, which features the Porcupine Mountains, is named after the Ontonagon River. The name is said to be derived from an Ojibwe language word Nondon-organ, meaning "hunting river"... [more]
OtonmNahuatl, Indigenous American, New World Mythology The name of a legendary first leader of the Otomi people of central Mexico, who supposedly gave the tribe his name. This is unlikely, as the demonym derives from Nahuatl otomitl.
OtoncuauhmNahuatl Means "Otomi eagle" in Nahuatl, the Otomi being an ethnic group indigenous to central Mexico. They were also an elite Aztec military order, named after the Otomi people.
OtonefJapanese From Japanese 音 (oto) meaning "sound" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
PaetongtarnfThai Means "silk and golden water", in part from the Thai ผ้าแพ (pâa pae "silk fabric, silk cloth") and สีทอง (sĕe tong "(to be) gold"). This is the name of the current Prime Minister of Thailand, who is also known by her nickname Ung Ing.
PhotonmGreek Comes from the elementary particle that transmits light. From the Ancient Greek phos.
PhrontonmLate Greek Derived from the Greek verb φροντίζω (phrontizo) meaning "to take care of, to attend to" as well as "to consider, to reflect, to take thought", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]
PiyotonfNahuatl Possibly means "little chicken", from Nahuatl piyo, "chicken" (borrowed from the Spanish onomatopoeia pío), and the diminutive suffix -ton.