Carleton
English
"settlement of free men"Share
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Carleton Origin and Meaning
The name Carleton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "settlement of free men".
Carleton has a great meaning behind it, and should really have more popularity than it has found to date. You can shorten it to Carl or keep it upscale and formal in the longer form. Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk lends the name some sporty credentials, while American artist Carleton Wiggins confirms this name's Victorian earnestness.
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Famous People Named Carleton
- Carleton Stevens CoonAmerican physical anthropologist
- Carleton WatkinsAmerican photographer
- Daniel Carleton GajdusekAmerican physician; winner of the Nobel Prize