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 [ 2 syll. dal-ton, da-lt-on ] The boy name Dalton is pronounced DAOLTahN KEY. Dalton's language of origin is Old English and it is used mainly in the English language. The name's meaning is 'town in the valley, farmstead'. From dael meaning 'dale, valley' ; tun meaning 'town, settlement, homestead'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is from an English place name meaning 'town in the valley' or 'farmstead'. The English place name has also been adopted in various places in the USA. Variations of Dalton include the English names Dallton and Dalten. Dalton is popular as a baby name for boys. The name jumped in popularity from the 1980s up to the 1990s. At the height of its usage in 1998, 0.225% of baby boys were given the name Dalton. It ranked at #88 then. The baby name has since experienced a drop in frequency. In 2008, it ranked at #218 with a usage of 0.080%, but it was nonetheless the most frequently used within all boy names in its group. Baby names that sound like Dalton include the English names Dallton and Dalten. KEY: Pronunciation for Dalton: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; 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)"   |
