Crighton as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Crighton

What is the meaning of the name Crighton ?

The baby name Crighton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈkraɪtən (CRY-tən),ˈkreɪtən (KRAY-tən) — less common,ˈkrɪtən (KRIT-ən) — rare.

Crighton is Scottish in Origin.

Crighton is a Scottish toponymic name that later migrated into given-name use. It comes from the Midlothian place Crichton, recorded in medieval charters, and is thought to pair a Brittonic or Gaelic element for “rock/hill” (Welsh crug or Gaelic creag) with Old English tun “farm, settlement.” The sense is “settlement by the rock” or “rocky farm,” though some scholars connect it with Gaelic crìoch “boundary,” yielding “border farm.”

As a surname it marked a powerful Lowland family - William Crichton, 15th-century Lord Chancellor, and the polymath James “the Admirable Crichton.” Modern recognition also comes via the novelist Michael Crichton and mathematician David G. Crighton. As a first name it is rare and stylish, fitting the surname-as-given-name trend from the late 20th century. Common variants include Crichton (standard), Creighton (Ulster-Scottish/Irish spelling), and Crighten; shortened forms such as Creigh also appear.

⚙ Crighton is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 8 times, across 1 country.