Leighton
Found 6 entry about "Leighton"
The name Leighton is typically pronounced LAY-ton or LEE-ton.
Leighton Name meanings & History
Leighton has English origins, derived from the Old English words "leac" meaning "leek" and "tun" meaning "town" or "settlement". The name Leighton means "leek garden town" or "meadow town". Variant of Layton. It jumped in popularity as a feminine name after 2007, when actress Leighton Meester (1986-) began appearing on the television series Gossip Girl. Leighton is a unisex name, meaning it can be used for both boys and girls.
Zodiac Sign of Leighton: Lover Taurus,Logical Libra
Synonyms of Leighton:
L: Lazy,Legal,Luscious,Languid,Liaison,Lover,Lovely
E: Enlighten,Exaggerate,Expressive,Entertain,Enliven,Environment
I: Involved,Indulgence,Intimate
G: Genuine,Goof-off,Go-getter,Gregarious
H: Hope,Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing,Hyper,Haggle
T: Truth,Tireless,Talkative,Testy,Tacky,Touchy,Doubting Thomas
O: Ostentatious,Obsolete,Obstinate,Organized,Obsessive
N: Nervous,Neurosis,Nice,Nitpicking,Nagging,Nutrition,Neat
Leighton is:- a Class name
- a Formal name
- a Refined name
- a Serious name
- a Strange name
- a Strong name
- a Upper name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Famous people with the name Leighton include Leighton Meester, an American actress known for her role on the TV show "Gossip Girl", and Leighton Vander Esch, an American football player who currently plays for the Dallas Cowboys.
2.) LEIGHTON (Male)
Usage: American
Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from the Old English leac (leek) and tun (town, settlement). Var: Layten, Layton, Leyten, Leyton. (LAY-TUN)
3.) Leighton (Male)
Usage: Last name as first name
Meanings: (Last name as first name) hearty
Other Forms: Laytan, Layton, Leighten, Leightun
4.) Leighton (Male)
Usage: English
Meanings: (English) meadow farm.
Other Forms: Laeton, Laiton, Lay, Leeton, Leiton, Leyton
5.) Leighton (Female)
Usage: English
Meanings: (English) Geography: Leighton is the name of numerous towns in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States.
6.) LEIGHTON (Male)
Usage: English
Meanings: Transferred use of the surname originating from several placenames derived from the Old English elements leac (leek) and tun (town, settlement, village, enclosure). The surname might have arisen from a homestead where leeks were grown, or as an occupational name for a worker in a kitchen garden. Var: Layton. (LAY-TUN)
