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 [ 2 syll. al-ton, alt-on ] The boy name Alton is pronounced as AOLTahN KEY. Alton is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Old English origins. The meaning of the name is town at the river source. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from any of several English places so called. The place name is most likely of the elements 'aewiell' (source of a river) and 'tun' (town, settlement, homestead). The name Alten (English) and the name Altin (English) are variant forms of Alton. Alton is rare as a baby boy name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1904, 0.218% of baby boys were given the name Alton. It was #78 in rank then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is now of sporadic use. Out of all boy names in its family, Alton was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Alton include Alten (English), Alden (English), Aldin (English), Aldon (English), Aldwin (English), Altin (English), Ultan (Irish), Alaaddin (Arabic), Aladdin (English), Aladin (German), and Aladino (Spanish). A famous person named Alton is Bandleader, Glenn Miller, born Alton Glenn Miller 1 March 1904 - 15 December 1944, Clarinda, Iowa. KEY: Pronunciation for Alton: AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
