English · Boy name
Princeton
“prince's town”
About the name Princeton
Princeton is an English place name meaning ‘prince’s town’, taken up as a modern given name. The town of Princeton in New Jersey is generally said to be named for William III, Prince of Orange-Nassau, and gave its name to Princeton University. As a first name it is a recent American usage, formed in the same way as other place-name choices such as Boston and Denver.
- Meaning
- prince's town
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- PRIN-s-ton(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Princeton
- Princeton James
- Princeton Alexander
- Princeton Michael
- Princeton David
- Princeton Thomas
Questions about Princeton
- What does Princeton mean?
- Princeton is an English name meaning "prince's town".
- How do you pronounce Princeton?
- Princeton is pronounced PRIN-s-ton, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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