Clinton

Clinton \clin-ton, cl-int-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Clinton is pronounced as KLIHNTahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Clinton: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Clinton?

Clinton is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Old English origins. From the element 'tun' meaning town, settlement, homestead. The first name is derived from the aristocratic surname, which was borne by Geoffrey de Clinton (-1134), the chamberlain to King Henry I. His family held land at the village of Glympton in Oxfordshire, Britain, and the family name could have been derived from this place name which meant 'settlement by the River Glyme'. In the USA, the given name was first bestowed in honor of the prominent Clinton family, which produced two governors of New York, George Clinton (1739-1812) and his nephew DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828). In recent times, the name is famous from the American president Bill Clinton (1946-), while the short form has been made popular by the actor Clint Eastwood (1930-). Clinton has 12 variants. Variants consist of Clinte name, meaning of Clinten, name Clintin origin, Clintion definition, what does the name Clinttun mean, name Clintun meaning, Clynt definition, Clynte meaning of name, Clynton meaning and origin, Clyntun meaning of name, and Klinton meaning and origin. The short form name Clint meaning is another English variant. Clinton is a classic favorite. At present it is still a somewhat popular baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use in the past. Its usage peaked modestly in 1981 with 0.119% of baby boys being given the name Clinton. Its ranking then was #124. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is today of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.010% and its ranking #989, was nonetheless the most popular among all boy names in its group.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Clinton:

Clinten meaning and origin (English), what does the name Clinttun mean, nicknames for Clintun, meaning of Klinton (English), Clintin meaning (English), Clynton definition, baby name Clyntun, and Clementino name variations.

The baby name Clinton fun facts:

The name Clinton in reverse order is "Notnilc".

The numerological value of the name Clinton is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Clinton?

Clinton is in the top names in USA.