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Easton - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Easton
 
 

 



The boy name Easton [ 2 syll. ea-(s)ton, eas-t-on ] is pronounced as IYSTahN KEY. Easton is used chiefly in English and it is derived from Old English origins. The meaning of Easton is East town. Developed from the words 'east' ; 'tun' which means town, settlement, homestead. The given name is from a family name which is derived from a place name.

Easton is rather popular as a baby boy name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.041% of baby boys were named Easton. It was #351 in rank then. Out of all boy names in its family, Easton was the most regularly used in 2007.

KEY: Pronunciation for Easton: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


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