Newton
NEW-tun
Popularity
#3945
Letters
6
Syllables
2
Origin
English
Total Births
8,167
Peak Year
#208 in 1919
First Recorded
1880
Style
Sophisticated & Formal
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Newton is an English surname and given name meaning 'new town' or 'new settlement'.
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Numerology
The Idealist
Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.
Famous Namesakes
Isaac Newton
English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, theologian
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