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What does Milton mean?
Milton 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced MIL-ton. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Milton is "mill town". Also possibly (Old English) "in the middle of three settlements". Used as given name from the early 19th century. Poet John Milton; comedian Milton Berle.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, old, 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Milt, Miltie, Millton, Milten, Miltin, Mylton
SEE ALSO Homer
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Milton Leeland (M.L.), ..
How popular is Milton?
Milton is a very popular first name for men (#210 out of 1220, Top 17%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#1652 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Milton reached its top rank of #73 in the U.S. in the 1910s, and is currently at #1218. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Homer is the only other prominent related form of Milton (#1218 FROM RECENT DATA). These relations of Milton reached the top of their popularity 108 years ago (USAGE OF 0.4%) and have become significantly less widespread since, with forms like Milton becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Allton, Alton▼, Belton, Bolton, Chilton, Colton▲, Dalton▼, Delton, Dillon▼, Dilon, Eilon, Ellton, Elton▼, Felton, Fulton, Galton, Gillon, Gilon, Gilson, Halton, Hilton▼, Hylton, Kelton, Kolton▲, Linton, Litton, Malden, Maldon, Mallon, Manton, Marton, Meldan, Melden, Meldon, Mellon, Melvon, Merton▼, Milan▲, Milborn, Millen, Milo▲, Miron, Morton▼, Murton, Nilson, Riston, Salton, Tildon, Tilton, Vinton, Walton▼, Welton, Wilson▼, Wilton▼ and Winton. These names tend to be less frequently used than Milton.
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