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What does Clinton mean?
Clinton 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced KLIN-ten. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Clinton is "fenced settlement". Surname and place name from Glympton in Oxfordshire or Glinton in Northants. An illustrious 18th-century governor of New York, De Witt Clinton, left his name on many New York City locations. American President Bill Clinton; actor Clint Eastwood; singer Clint Black.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, surname, 18th century, black (dark)
Variations
VARIANTS Clint▼, Clintt, Klint
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Clinton Braulio (C.B.), ..
How popular is Clinton?
Clinton is a very popular first name for males (#239 out of 1220, Top 20%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#2118 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Clinton reached its peak rank of #157 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is currently at #1193. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Clint (#1442 IN RECENT RANKINGS) is the only other prominent related form of Clinton (#1193) ranked in the Top 2000. Adoption of these relations of Clinton was widespread 5 decades ago (AVERAGE #201) and has become significantly less since (#1317, ▼90%), with forms such as Clint falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Alanson, Albinson, Alisson, Allston, Alston, Alton▼, Blanton, Branton, Briton, Caidon, Cannon▲, Canyon, Carington, Carlton▼, Caxton, Celindo, Channon, Cheston, Chilton, Claudon (see Claude), Claxton, Clayton, Cleanto (see Cleanth), Cleavon, Cleon, Cleto, Cletos, Clianth, Cliffeton (see Clifton), Clift, Clifton▼, Clyffton (see Clifton), Clyfton (see Clifton), Coleton, Collton, Conlon, Crayton, Criston, D'anton, Danton, Einion, Elison, Ellington, Ellston, Ellton, Elston, Elton▼, Fenton, Glendon, Glennon, Glenton, Hilton▼, Kenton, Linton, Litton, Lynton, Manton, Milton▼, Platon, Quenton, Quinnton, Quinton, Riston, Shipton, Swanton, Swinton, Tilton, Vinson, Vinton, Wilton▼, Winston▲, Winton, Wriston, Wynton and Zinon. These names tend to be less frequently used than Clinton.
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