Scottish/English · Boy name
Maxton
“Maccus's settlement”
About the name Maxton
Maxton comes from a surname taken from the village of Maxton in the Scottish Borders. The place name means ‘settlement of Maccus’, Maccus being a personal name of Norse-Gaelic origin, combined with Old English tun, ‘settlement’. The same Maccus appears in the place name Maxwell, ‘Maccus’s pool’. James Maxton was a Scottish socialist politician who led the Independent Labour Party. As a given name Maxton is modern, used partly as an extension of Max.
- Meaning
- Maccus's settlement
- Origin
- Scottish/English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- MAKS-ton(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Maxton
- Maxton James
- Maxton Alexander
- Maxton Michael
- Maxton Thomas
- Maxton Lee
Questions about Maxton
- What does Maxton mean?
- Maxton is a Scottish name meaning "Maccus's settlement".
- How do you pronounce Maxton?
- Maxton is pronounced MAKS-ton, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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