Surname

Nantón

“stream, valley”

Nantón is a surname from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Galician.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nantón goes back to Proto-Celtic *nanto-, meaning “stream, valley.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Nantón comes from Proto-Celtic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Celtic *nanto- (“stream, valley”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Welsh

Mabon

“our son”

No U.S. birth series

78% boys · 22% girls

Celtic

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Awɨɣėn is a masculine given name from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Proto-Brythonic.

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Breedon

“hill”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Kempston

“crooked, bent”

No U.S. birth series

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Celtic

Teyrnon

“a regal man”

No U.S. birth series

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Celtic

Bredon

“one who wields a sword”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Celtic · Nature

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“of the river”

21RareRising

>99% boys

Welsh · Modern

Rhiannon

“the great and sacred queen”

48UncommonRising

>99% girls

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