English · Boy name
Colton
“from the coal or dark town”
About the name Colton
Colton is an English name meaning ‘from the coal or dark town’. It is derived from Old English ‘col’, meaning ‘coal’, joined with ‘tun’, meaning town or settlement, and it began as a place name before becoming a surname. Several villages in England carry the name, and it moved into use as a given name for boys in the twentieth century, mainly in North America. Colton has been used in various media and literature as a character name, and the spelling Colten is also found.
- Meaning
- from the coal or dark town
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- KOL-tuhn(2 syl.)
Middle names for Colton
- Colton James
- Colton Alexander
- Colton Michael
- Colton Joseph
- Colton Thomas
Questions about Colton
- What does Colton mean?
- Colton is an English name meaning "from the coal or dark town".
- How do you pronounce Colton?
- Colton is pronounced KOL-tuhn, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Colton?
- Variants of Colton include Colten, Kolton.
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