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Leighton - name meaning, origin|
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The boy's name Leighton \le(i)-gh-ton\ is pronounced LAY-ton. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "meadow settlement". Place name used as a first name since the 19th century. Artist Frederick Leighton.
Leighton has 2 variant forms: Layton and Leyton.
Baby names that sound like Leighton are Litton, Lawton, Lidon, Ledon, Lytton, Littonn and Litten.
Leighton is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#3895 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)
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