Dalton
[ˈdɔːltən]Meaning
from an English surname derived from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English
Background Story
Dalton comes from an English surname that was originally a place name. That place name is formed from Old English dæl, "valley", and tun, "settlement", the same elements as English dale and town. Dalton is also recorded as a masculine given name, and the best-known bearer of the surname was John Dalton, the English chemist and physicist.
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