Gayton
English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Gayton
The given name 'Gayton' is an English habitational surname turned given name, meaning "settlement associated with a man named Gæga" or "goat enclosure," derived from Old English *Gæga* (a personal name) or *gāt* (goat) + *tūn* (enclosure, settlement).
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Etymology
The given name 'Gayton' is an English habitational surname turned given name, meaning "settlement associated with a man named Gæga" or "goat enclosure," derived from Old English *Gæga* (a personal name) or *gāt* (goat) + *tūn* (enclosure, settlement). It is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, with no specific religious association, and historically appears as a locational surname from places like Gayton in Norfolk or Northamptonshire, later adopted as a rare given name.
Gayton currently ranks #4,474 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1925.
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