Dalton - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Dalton \d(a)-

is pronounced DOLL-ton. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "from the valley town; the settlement in the valley". Place name. Novelist Dalton Trumbo.

Dalton has 5 variant forms: Delton, Daleton, Dallton, Dalten and Daulton.

Baby names that sound like Dalton are Tilton and Tildon.

Dalton is a somewhat common first name for men (#765 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#608 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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