Clynton as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Clynton

What is the meaning of the name Clynton ?

The baby name Clynton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈklɪntən/ (KLIN-tən).

Clynton is English in Origin.

Clynton is a modern respelling of Clinton, an English habitational surname later adopted as a given name. The surname arises from places such as Glympton (Oxfordshire) or Glinton (Cambridgeshire). Its elements trace to Old English tun "enclosure, settlement," combined either with the river name Glyme or with Middle English clint "rocky hill" (from Old Norse klint). The name therefore carries the sense of "settlement by the Glyme" or "town on a rocky hill."

As a forename, Clinton appears in the 19th century across the English-speaking world, buoyed in the U.S. by statesman DeWitt Clinton and later spotlighted by President Bill Clinton; Clynton follows as a stylistic, rare Y-variant. Common variants and related forms include Clinton (standard), Klinton (rare), and the nickname Clint; feminine adaptations are uncommon. Clynton remains an uncommon, modern twist retaining the sturdy, place-name meaning.