Nylton as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nylton

What is the meaning of the name Nylton ?

The baby name Nylton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈnaɪltən/ (NYL-tən).

Nylton is Brazilian in Origin.

Nylton is a modern Lusophone masculine given name, a stylistic spelling of Nilton/Nílton, the Portuguese adaptation of the English surname Newton. Newton derives from Old English neowe/new "new" + tun "enclosure, town," yielding the meaning "new town/settlement." The y entered Brazilian usage in the mid-20th century, when creative orthography and Anglophone surnames were fashionable, producing spellings like Nylton alongside the more common Nilton.

Use is concentrated in Brazil, where it appears in civil records and sport rosters; it remains rare in Portugal and the wider world. Related forms include Nilton, Nílton, Newton, and the Brazilian variation Neilton; common nicknames are Niltinho and Nil. While not traditional in Portuguese naming, Nylton is familiar through mid-century naming trends and carries the clear, place-based sense of "from the new town."

⚙ Nylton is an uncommon pick. There are only 32 recorded uses of it in our data, from 8 countries.