Wilton as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Wilton

What is the meaning of the name Wilton ?

The baby name Wilton is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈwɪltən/ (WIL-tən).

Wilton is English in Origin.

Wilton is an English habitational name turned given name, drawn from several places called Wilton. Its components are Old English wilig ("willow") and tun ("enclosure, settlement"), yielding the sense "settlement by the willows"; in Wiltshire the form likely references the River Wylye, thus "farmstead on the Wylye." It entered hereditary surnames in medieval England and later migrated across the Atlantic with British settlers.

As a first name, Wilton fits the 19th-20th-century Anglo-American fashion for surnames as forenames. Usage has been modest but steady, with notable bearers including basketball legend Wilton "Wilt" Chamberlain and jazz musician Wilton Felder. Short forms include Wil and Will; informal diminutives may be Willie or Wils. Rare spellings include Wylton and Willton. Related place-derived peers include Milton, Hilton, and Walton. Overall, Wilton blends rustic Old English roots with a polished, gentlemanly cadence.