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 [ 2 syll. bren-ton, br-ent-on ] The boy name Brenton is pronounced as BREHNTahN KEY. Brenton is primarily used in English and it is of Old English origin. From the element 'tun' with the meaning town, settlement, homestead. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from a place name 'Bryni's town' in reference to the Old Norse name Bryni. In addition, Brenton is a variation of the English name Brent. The spelling variants Brentan (English) and Brenten (English) are forms of Brenton. Brenton is a classic favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. The name grew in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1980s; prior to that, it was of very modest use only. At the height of its usage in 1984, 0.043% of baby boys were named Brenton. It ranked at #259 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, its usage was 0.009% and its ranking #975. Within the group of boy names directly related to Brenton, the English Brent was the most commonly used. In 2008, the name was twice as popular as Brenton. Baby names that sound like Brenton include the English Brenten, the English Brandan, the English Branden, the English Brandon, the English Brandyn, the English Branton, the English and Irish Brendan, the English Brenden, the English Brendon, the English Brentan, the English and Irish Breandan, the Irish Breandán, and the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Bernardino. KEY: Pronunciation for Brenton: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
