At a Glance: Name: Clinton – Meaning: settlement on a hill or by the Glyme river – Origin: Old English (surname) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: KLIN-tən
Clinton is an Old English (surname) boy's name meaning “settlement on a hill or by the Glyme river”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.
Meaning & Origin of Clinton
Meaning: Settlement on a hill or by the Glyme river.
Origin: Old English (surname).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Clinton
Phonetic: KLIN-tən IPA: /klɪntən/
Popularity of Clinton
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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