What does Carlton mean?

Carlton means "settlement of free men, peasant settlement; man, free man"

How do we pronounce Carlton?

Carlton \car-(l)ton, ca-rlt-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Carlton is pronounced as KAA-RLTahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Carlton: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Carlton?

Carlton is largely used in English, and its origin is Old English and Germanic. From Old English roots, its meaning is settlement of free men, peasant settlement. From the elements 'ceorl' which means man, free man ; 'tun' which means town, settlement, homestead. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from a place named 'ceorlatun' in Old English; the etymology of the place name is ultimately related to that of the name Charles. The first name has been adopted since the 19th century. It is pronounced with a 'k' sound, reflecting Anglo-Scandinavian influence. The form Charlton can also be derived from the surname, itself a variant of the surname Carlton; this form has been made popular by the actor Charlton Heston (1924-), whose first name was taken from his mother's maiden name. Carlton is an English variant transcription of the name name Charles origin (English and French). Carlton has 16 variant transcriptions. Variation transcriptions consist of name Carleten, meaning of Carletun, short names for Carlston, what does the name Carlten mean, Carltown meaning, Carltun meaning and origin, short names for Carsten, name Carston origin, Carstown meaning, nicknames for Carstun, name Charleston meaning, nicknames for Charleton, and name Karlton meaning. Other English forms consist of the shortening Carl name variations (used in German, and Scandinavian too), and the spelling variants Carleton pronounciation and Charlton name popularity.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Carlton:

Carleton name popularity (English), baby name Carlten, Carltun name variations, name Karlton, Carltown definition, Carleten name variations, and what does the name Carletun mean.

The baby name Carlton fun facts:

The name Carlton in reverse order is "Notlrac".

The numerological value of the name Carlton is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Carlton?

Carlton is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames