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 [ 2 syll. den-ton, de-nt-on ] The boy name Denton is pronounced DEHNTahN KEY. Denton's language of origin is Old English and it is used mainly in the English language. The name means 'valley settlement'. Derived from denu meaning 'valley' ; tun meaning 'town, settlement, homestead'. Forms of Denton include the variant spellings Denten (English) and Dentin (English). Denton is uncommon as a baby boy name. At the height of its usage in 1908, 0.006% of baby boys were given the name Denton. It had a ranking of #895 then. The baby name has seen a drop in popularity since then, and is currently of only very modest use. Within all boy names in its family, Denton was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Denton include Denten (English), Dentin (English), and Donatien (French). KEY: Pronunciation for Denton: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; 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)"   |
