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Keaton - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Keaton

[ 2 syll. kea-ton, ke-at-on ] The boy name Keaton is pronounced KIYTahN KEY. Keaton is of Old English origin and it is predominantly used in the English language. Derived from the word tun which means 'town, settlement, homestead'. The first name is from the surname which is itself of a place possibly meaning 'shed town'.

Keaton is a rather popular baby boy name. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.040% of baby boys being given the name Keaton. It was #357 in rank then. In 2008, it ranked at #371 with a usage of 0.038%, and it was the most popular among all boy names in its family.

Baby names that sound like Keaton include the English Kadeem, the English Kaden, the Arabic Kadim, the English and Arabic Kadin, the English Kadyn, the English Kaeden, the English Kaiden, the Hungarian Katone, the English Kayden, the Indian Kistna, the Albanian Kushtim, the Irish Cadán, the English Caden, the English Caiden, the Irish Cathan, the Irish Cathán, the English Caton, the English Cayden, the Romanian Costin, and the English Cotton.

KEY: Pronunciation for Keaton: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Keaton