| The boy name Dalton [ 2 syll. dal-ton, da-lt-on ] is pronounced DAOLTahN KEY. Dalton's language of origin is Old English and it is used mainly in the English language. Dalton's meaning is 'town in valley, valley town'. Developed from dael meaning 'dale, valley' ; tun meaning 'town, settlement, homestead'. The given name is from a surname which is derived from a place name. Dalton is popular as a baby name for boys. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1980s. At the height of its usage in 1998, 0.225% of baby boys were given the name Dalton. It ranked at #88 then. In 2007, it ranked at #215 with a usage of 0.083%, and it was the most frequently used within all boy names in its group. 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)"
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