Preston

Preston \pres-ton, pr-est-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Preston is pronounced as PR-S-TahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Preston: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Preston?

Preston is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Old English origins. The name means priest town. From the words 'preost' meaning priest ; 'tun' meaning town, settlement, homestead. The first name is derived from the surname, itself from a place name so called in England. It was first used as a given name in the 19th century. baby name Pfeostun, Pres meaning, nicknames for Prestan, Presten name variations, Prestin meaning and origin, Prestun meaning, and short names for Prestyn are variations of Preston. Preston is popular as a baby boy name, and it can also be considered fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1960s. At the recent peak of its usage in 2007, 0.172% of baby boys were given the name Preston. It had a ranking of #114 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.151% and its ranking #131, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its family.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Preston:

meaning of Prestan, nicknames for Prestin, name Prestun meaning, nicknames for Prestyn, name Purushottam origin (Indian), and Purushottama meaning of name (Indian).

The baby name Preston fun facts:

The name Preston in reverse order is "Notserp".

The numerological value of the name Preston is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Preston?

Preston is in the top names in USA.