Atherton - Meaning of Atherton

What does Atherton mean?

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Atherton

[ 3 syll. at-her-ton, ath-ert-on ] The baby boy name Atherton is pronounced as AE-TH-er-TahN †. Atherton's origin, as well as its use, is in the English language. The name means town by a spring.

The name Athertun is a variant of Atherton.

See also the related categories, english, town (village), and spring.

Atherton is an unusual baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

† Pronunciation for Atherton: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"