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♂ Buxton
What does Buxton mean?
Buxton 
as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Buxton is "bowing stones". Transferred use of the surname and place name noted for its thermal springs. Use as a given name may have been influenced by the popularity of names such as Buck and Bud, and similar sounding surnames such as Caxton and Paxton.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, stones (rock)
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA BUCK, BUD, PAXTON Paxon, Paxten, Paxtun
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Buxton Joey (B.J.), ..
How popular is Buxton?
Buxton is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent last name for all people (#4477 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Buck, Bud and Paxton (#221 IN 2018) are the popular related forms of Buxton (NOT RANKED). Other variants, like Paxten, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Buxton was more pronounced in the year 2016 (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and is almost as conventional today (ADOPTION 0.1%, DOWN 11%). Paxton is the steady favorite, while versions like Buck are now less popular. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Barton, Belton, Benton, Berton, Bolton, Boston▲, Braxton▲, Breton, Brexton, Briton, Buiron, Burton▼, Button, Daxton▲, Dexton, Dunton, Duston, Fulton, Huston, Hutton, Murton, Rexton, Ruston, Saxton, Sexton and Sutton▲. These names tend to be more frequently used than Buxton.
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