Pendleton
PEN-dul-tun
Letters
9
Syllables
3
Origin
English
Total Births
62
Peak Year
#8 in 1924
First Recorded
1915
Style
Sophisticated & Formal
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
From the place named 'Pendle's people' or 'valley of the pendulum'. The first part likely refers to a personal name.
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Numerology
The Achiever
Powerful, determined, and success-oriented. Names at 8 project confidence and ambition.
Famous Namesakes
Edmund Pendleton
Virginia statesman and lawyer during the American Revolution.
George Pendleton
US Senator and Presidential candidate.
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