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Brighton - Origin and Meaning of the name


[ 2 syll. brig-(h)ton, br-ight-on ] The boy name Brighton is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is BRAYTahN KEY. Brighton is an English name of Old English origin. The first name is derived from an English place name. See Brighton for more info.

Brighton is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Brighton include Bartome (English), Bertin, Berton (English), Bradan (English), Bradden (English), Braden (English and Irish), Bradin (English), Bradon (English), Bradyn (English), Braeden (English and Irish), Braedon (English), Braiden (English), Braydan (English), Brayden (English), Braydin (English), Braydon (English), Braydun (English), Bretton (English), Brodny, and Burton (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Brighton: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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