Linton

English

"flax settlement"

Linton Origin and Meaning

The name Linton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "flax settlement".

In Wuthering Heights, Cathy's milquetoast husband; Heath is so much more appealing.

Linton Rank in US Top 1000

# 1000 in the US

Famous People Named Linton

• Linton Kwesi Johnson Jamaican,British dub poet
• Linton Vassell British mixed martial artist
• Linton Wells II U.S. Naval officer and Deputy Secretary of Defense
• Linton Johnson III American basketball player
• Linton Garner American jazz pianist
• Linton Baldwin American author
• Linton Deen (b. 2018) son of American TV chef and personality Bobby Deen

The name Linton in Pop Culture

• Linton Son of Heathcliff in “Wuthering Heights” (1847)
• The Linton Worm a folkloric being