Dalton
Colors Related to this Name: Purple, Lilac, Mavve
Qualities Related to this Name: Creative, Light-Hearted
Popularity: This is a very popular name in the US. Ranking #312 in 2013 and #312 in 2014.
Meaning
In English
Origin: From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”).
Meaning(s):
-Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland
-John Dalton, English chemist.
-(chemistry) a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit Oriya dalton)
-( male name -comes from the last names language-) transferred from the last name.
-(last name habitational -comes from the Old English language-)