Names That Mean Town

  1. Pennington
    • Origin:

      English surname
    • Meaning:

      "penny town"
    • Description:

      An unconventional route to the nickname Penny. Pennington debuted on the charts for girls in 2015.
  2. Burgess
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "inhabitant of a fortified town"
    • Description:

      Related to the word bourgeois; actor Burgess Meredith put this surname in first place.
  3. Huffington
    • Origin:

      Old English
    • Meaning:

      "Uffa's town"
    • Description:

      If blogger-in-chief Arianna's first name can rise through the name popularity charts, why not her surname? Uffa is an Old English personal name (we don't see that one coming back) and the suffix ton usually designates a town or village.
  4. Crichton
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "from the hilltop town"
    • Description:

      This surname name may offer a pronunciation challenge, to those unfamiliar with Michael Crichton novels, but its fresher than Hunter or Cooper.
  5. Puebla
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "the town"
    • Description:

      Sandy southwestern feel.