Given name & surname

Wigton

“earwig”·“enclosure; settlement, town”

Wigton is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Wigton is built from elements meaning “earwig” and “enclosure; settlement, town”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Wigton comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Withington

“willow copse”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Wilmington

“belonging to”

No U.S. birth series

92% boys · 8% girls

Old English

Winterton

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

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Wotton

“wood”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Watton

“settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Wrighton

“ridge”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Wolston

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Whiston

“white”

No U.S. birth series

88% boys · 12% girls

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