Names That Mean Town
- Boynton
Origin:
Irish and EnglishMeaning:
"town near the Boyne"Description:
That sound again.
- 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.
- Williamsburg
Origin:
English place nameMeaning:
"William's town"Description:
An unlikely place name today, but one that was found among enslaved people in the 1800s.
- Gates
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"person living near town gates"Description:
Actress Gates McFadden proves this surname can work just as well for girls as boys. It joins an impressive lineup of celebrity babies with similar names, including Hillary Duff's Banks and Emma Roberts' Rhodes. Gates is also famously the surname of Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft.
- Puebla
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"the town"Description:
Sandy southwestern feel.