Given name & surname

Nettleton

“nettle”

Nettleton is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nettleton goes back to Old English netele, meaning “nettle.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Nettleton comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English netele (“nettle”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Nettleton, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Netherton

“lower”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Eggleton

“edge” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Northington

“north”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Eggleston

“edge” · “wolf”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Egginton

“belonging to” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Emberton

“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

Nettleship

“nettle”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Nethercote

“lower”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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