Given name & surname

Picton

“point, peak, pinnacle”·“enclosure; settlement, town”

Picton is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Picton is built from elements meaning “point, peak, pinnacle” and “enclosure; settlement, town”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Picton comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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

Old English

Pixton

“pointed object” · “stone”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Poston

“postern”

No U.S. birth series

75% boys · 25% girls

Spanish

Ponton

“hill” · “enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Pilkington

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

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Plympton

“growing with plum trees”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Pollington

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Poppleton

“pebble”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Ecton

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

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