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What does Brenton mean?
Brenton 
as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Brenton is "Bryni's settlement". Transferred use of the surname and place name. Bryni is a personal name derived from "bryne", meaning "fire, flame". The modern given name may also be a variant of Branton, or a combination of Brandon with Brent.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, surname, modern
Variations
VARIANTS Brentan, Brenten, Brentin, Brentton, Brenttyn
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA BRANDON, BRANTON, BRENT Brandan▼, Branden▼, Brandin, Brandyn▼, Brannon, Brannton, Branten, Brantin, Branton, Brendt, Brennan▼, Brennt, Brentley, Brently, Brentt, Brentyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Brenton Bryce (B.B.), ..
How popular is Brenton?
Brenton is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#920 out of 1220, Top 75%) and an even more prominent surname for all people (#14530 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Brenton entered the list in 1940-1949 and reached its top rank of #413 in the U.S. during 1980-1989, and is presently at #1208. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Brandon (#124 VIA LATEST LIST), Brennan (#662), Brentley (#906), Brent (#1169), Branden (#1509), Brandan, Brandin, Brandyn, Brannon and Brently are the prominent related forms of Brenton (#1208) ranked in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Brannton, are uncommon. These forms of Brenton were favored as birth names 2 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 1.76%) and have become significantly less popular since (ADOPTION 0.23%, 87% LESS), with forms like Brent going out of style.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Belton, Benson▲, Benton, Berton, Blanton, Boynton, Brando, Branson▲, Branston, Brant▼, Brantt (see Brant), Braxton▲, Breandan, Brenan, Brendan▼, Brendano, Brenden▼, Brendin, Brendon▼, Brendyn, Brenn, Brennen▼, Brennin, Brennon, Brenyn, Breton, Bretton, Brexton, Briton, Britton, Brocton, Bronson▲, Brunon, Bryent, Fenton, Glenton, Kenton, Preston, Quenton, Renton, Trenten, Trentin and Trenton▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Brenton.
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