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What does Branton mean?
Branton as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Branton is "broom, gorse settlement". Transferred use of the surname and place name. May also be a variant of Brandon.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, broom (flower), surname
Variations
VARIANTS Brannton, Branten, Brantin
RELATED FORMS VIA BRANDON Brand, Brandan▼, Branden▼, Brandin, Brandyn▼, Brannon, Brennan▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Branton Kelvin (B.K.), ..
How popular is Branton?
Branton is a rare given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (#10674 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Branton (NOT RANKED) appearing in the Top 2000 are Brandan, Branden (#1509 VIA LATEST LIST), Brandin, Brandon (#124), Brandyn, Brannon, Braxton (#130), Brennan (#662) and Brenton (#1208). Adoption of these relations of Branton was more pronounced in 1994 (AVERAGE #574) and is now significantly lower (#1292, 77.7% LESS USAGE), with forms like Brandan becoming less fashionable. Brandon has been the most prominent, although Braxton seems to be becoming a favorite too. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Branton is pronounced similarly to Brentan, Brenten, Brentin, Brentton, Brenttyn and Brentyn. Other recommended sound-alike names are Barton, Benton, Blandon, Blanton, Boynton, Braddon, Bradon, Braedon▼, Brander, Brando, Brandt, Branko, Brann, Brannen, Brannt (see Brant), Bransen, Branson▲, Branston, Brant▼, Brantley, Brantlie (see Brand), Brantt (see Brant), Braydon▼, Braylon▼, Breandan, Brendan▼, Brenden▼, Brendin, Brendon▼, Brendyn, Brennon, Brent▼, Brently, Brentt, Breton, Bretton, Brexton, Briant, Briton, Britton, Brocton, Bronson▲, Brunon, Bryant▼, Cranston, Crayton, D'anton, Danton, Grayton, Manton, Stanton, Swanton, Tanton and Trenton▼. These names tend to be more frequently used than Branton.
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