Fenton - Meaning of Fenton

What does Fenton mean?

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Fenton

[ 2 syll. fen-ton, fe-nt-on ] The baby boy name Fenton is pronounced as FEHNTahN †. Fenton is largely used in English and its origin is Old English. Fenton is of the meaning marsh settlement.

Fen, Fennie, Fenny, Fentan, Fenten, Fentin, Fentun, Fentyn, Fintan, and Finton are variant transcriptions of Fenton.

Fenn (English pet form) is another variant of the name.

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

Fenton is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1906, 0.007% of baby boys were named Fenton. Its ranking then was #814. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is now of irregular use. Out of all boy names in its group, Fenton was nevertheless the most widely used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Fenton include Fantin, Fentan, Fentin, Fentyn, Fintan, Fintin, Fintyn, Fionntán, Fontaene, Fontain, Fontaine, Fontane, Fontayne, Fonteyne, Fountaine, Fountayne, Fyntan, Fyntin, Fyntyn, and Fantino.

† Pronunciation for Fenton: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"