Gender: Boy
Meaning: Mill settlement, mill town
Origin: Old English
Popularity: Ranked #1426 in 2024 with 128 babies born.
History: Milton is an English place name and surname derived from the Old English 'mylen tun,' meaning mill settlement. It is most strongly associated with poet John Milton, author of Paradise Lost, one of the greatest works in the English language. As a given name it carries a distinctly literary, intellectual heritage.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Milton? About 1 in 26,004 babies born in 2024 were named Milton, or roughly 0.4 per day in the United States.
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