Belton as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Belton

What is the meaning of the name Belton ?

The baby name Belton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɛltən/ (BEL-tən).

Belton is English in Origin.

Belton is an English habitational name taken from several villages called Belton in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Yorkshire. The second element is Old English tūn meaning enclosure or homestead, while the first is most plausibly a personal name, Bēla/Beli (Old Norse), yielding the sense “Bela’s farm/settlement.” Some scholars have suggested links with Old English beald “bold” or with beacon/bell terms, but these are less widely accepted; the personal-name derivation remains the standard reading.

As a surname Belton is recorded from the 13th century and later crossed into use as a given name, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries in Britain and the United States, when transferring family surnames to first-name status became fashionable. It remains rare but familiar. Variant spellings include Bellton; related place-name surnames are Bolton, Bilton, and Belden. Nicknames may be Bel or Ton. Overall meaning: “Bela’s town/settlement.”