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♂ Acton
What does Acton mean?
Acton 
as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Acton is "oak tree settlement". Place name. Surname used as a given name. Also the pseudonym used by Charlotte Brontė's sister Anne, who wrote as "Acton Bell". The three sisters chose masculine-sounding pseudonyms.
SEE ALSO Oakley
ENDS WITH -ton
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, surname
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Arton, ..
(female) Acta, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Acton Rico (A.R.), ..
How popular is Acton?
Acton is a rare first name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#6674 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
The only popular related form of Acton (NOT RANKED) listed in the Top 2000 is Oakley (#459 THE PREVIOUS YEAR). This relation of Acton was at the top of its popularity in 2018 (#459). (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Acton is pronounced similarly to Aktaion. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aaron, Admon, Adnon, Adon, Adron, Aeron, Aeson, Affton (see Afton), Afton, Ahron, Aimon, Aitan, Aldon, Allon, Allton, Alon, Alston, Alten, Alto, Alton▼, Ammon, Amnon, Amon, Andon▼, Anson▲, Antin, Antol, Anton▼, Antone▼, Antoni, Antons, Antony, Antun, Antwon▼, Ardon, Arion, Armon, Arnon, Aron, Arron▼, Arto, Artor, Arvon, Aryon, Ashton, Aston, Auron, Avon, Aymon, Ayron, Eaton, Elton▼, Eston, Eton, Eyton, Orton, Paton, Seton and Upton. These names tend to be more frequently used than Acton.
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