Names That Mean Town
- Pennington
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"penny town"Description:
An unconventional route to the nickname Penny. Pennington debuted on the charts for girls in 2015.
- Burgess
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"inhabitant of a fortified town"Description:
Related to the word bourgeois; actor Burgess Meredith put this surname in first place.
- Huffington
Origin:
Old EnglishMeaning:
"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.
- Crichton
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"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.
- Puebla
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"the town"Description:
Sandy southwestern feel.