Boy

Linton

LIN-tun

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“English place name meaning 'flax settlement' or 'linden tree settlement,' combining Old English elements. A surname-turned-first-name with pastoral and peaceful connotations.”

Popularity Over Time

Linton US popularity rank over timeRank 13336 in 2009 to rank 841 in 1908. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#841#7089#133361902192019401960198020002023

Linton is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

2

Nicknames

LintLinnyLin

Style

ClassicNatureSoftVintage

Famous Bearers

  • Linton Heathcote (Wuthering Heights character)

Collections

Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Linden

Germanic Rare & Uncommon

Linton

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Leighton

Old English Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Henry

Germanic Top 10

Nathaniel

Hebrew Beautiful But Not Top 100

Emmett

English Beautiful But Not Top 100

James

Hebrew Top 10

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Cross-Cultural Notes

English heritage, primarily English-speaking contexts

People Also Ask

English place name meaning 'flax settlement' or 'linden tree settlement,' combining Old English elements. A surname-turned-first-name with pastoral and peaceful connotations.

Linton is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Linton include Lint, Linny, Lin.

Names that pair beautifully with Linton include Henry, Nathaniel, Emmett, James.