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Weston - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Weston

[ 2 syll. wes-ton, we-st-on ] The boy name Weston is pronounced WEHSTahN KEY. Weston is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. Weston's meaning is 'west town'. From west ; tun 'town, settlement, homestead'. The first name is derived from a family name which is itself from a place name. The spelling variants Westen (English) and Westin (English) are forms of the name.

Weston is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1970s. At the recent height of its usage in 2008, 0.047% of baby boys were named Weston. It ranked at #324 then. Within all boy names in its group, Weston was the most widely used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Weston include Westen (English), Westin (English), and Wystan (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Weston: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; 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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