Clanton
English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Clanton
The given name 'Clanton' is an English surname-turned-first-name derived from a place name, meaning "farmstead on the River Clun" or "settlement of Clanta," rooted in Old English elements *clǣne* ("clean") or a personal name plus *tūn* ("enclosure, settlement").
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Etymology
The given name 'Clanton' is an English surname-turned-first-name derived from a place name, meaning "farmstead on the River Clun" or "settlement of Clanta," rooted in Old English elements *clǣne* ("clean") or a personal name plus *tūn* ("enclosure, settlement"). It is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, notably in the United States, with no specific religious association; historically, it is most famously linked to the Clanton family of the 19th-century American Old West, including the Clanton gang involved in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Clanton currently ranks #3,086 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1920.
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