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 [ 2 syll. mil-ton, mi-lt-on ] The boy name Milton is pronounced as MIHLTahN KEY. Milton is primarily used in the English language and its language of origin is Old English. The meaning of the name is mill town, middle of settlements. From the words 'mylen' meaning mill ; 'middel' meaning middle ; 'tun' meaning town, settlement, homestead. An older form of Milton is Mylentun (Old English). The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself of the place name derived from the Old English 'mylentun', or else 'middeltun' in reference to a settlement located between two others. The first name was adopted from the start of the 19th century, often in homage to the English poet John Milton (1608-1674), most famed for his epic poem Paradise Lost. Variants of Milton include the English pet form Miltie and the English short form Milt. Milton is a classic favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby boy name, but not as much as it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1912, 0.292% of baby boys were given the name Milton. It was #64 in rank then. The baby name has substantially declined in popularity since then, and is in recent years of modest use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.010% and its ranking #923, but it was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its family. Baby names that sound like Milton include the Welsh Maldwyn, the Slavic Mladen, the Slavic Miladin, and the Slavic Milutin. Details of famous persons named Milton: KEY: Pronunciation for Milton: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.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)"   |
