What Does the Name Thornton Mean

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Thornton Name Meaning

EnglishFrom a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "thorn town" in Old English.

Origin: EnglishGender: Boy
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1 Teague
2 Tiedemann
3 Tancredi
4 Tiborc
5 Takara
6 Thore
7 Timothy
8 Théotime
9 Terentius
10 Theodulus
11 Tarquin
12 Toninho
13 Thracius
14 Takehiko
15 Tommie
16 Tacitus
17 Télesphore
18 Teunis
19 Tivoli
20 Te'oma
21 Timofey
22 Tammaro
23 Thorbjørn
24 Theophanes
25 Tavish
26 Tadala
27 Tancred
28 Thutmose
29 Terrance
30 Tomislav
31 Teàrlach
32 Tiburtius
33 Tjeerd
34 Timothei
35 Theunis
36 Takumi
37 Takhmaspa
38 Thaddaios
39 Thanos
40 Tipene
41 Temple
42 Terentiy
43 Tatius
44 Thancmar
45 Tafadzwa
46 Tinashe
47 Tobith
48 Thibault
49 Thiago
50 Terminus
51 Tercero
52 Tobias
53 Theokritos
54 Theodor
55 Thokozani
56 Thor
57 Tamati
58 Tendai
59 Timotheus
60 Thorburn
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