Acton - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Acton \a-

is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "oak tree settlement". Place name. Surname used as a given name. Also the pseudonym used by Charlotte Brontë's sister Anne, who wrote as "Acton Bell". The three sisters chose masculine-sounding pseudonyms.

For more information, see also the related name Oakley.

Baby names that sound like Acton are Aktaion and Ogdon. Other similar baby names are Afton, Alton, Anton and Aston.

Acton is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#6720 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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