Name: Elton
Gender: Male
Usage: Elton is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Elton are in general originating from Albania, Azerbaijan, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Elton is: The old town.
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Numerology of the first name Elton: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Elton is ranked on the 3,076th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 115300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Elton has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Elton is both a surname and a given name. The name come from the name Elli and likely mean's Ellie's town. A common place name in England with various meanings, most often "eel town." The name also has the meaning "God's fighter".
Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Sir Arthur Elton, 7th Baronet
- Sir Arthur Elton, 10th Baronet
- Ben Elton, English comedian
- Charles Abraham Elton, English soldier and author
- Charles Isaac Elton, lawyer, politician, writer and antiquarian
- Charles Sutherland Elton, biologist
- Sir Edmund Elton, 8th Baronet
- Edwin Elton, economist
- Frederick Cockayne Elton, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Geoffrey Rudolph Elton, historian
- Harry Elton, Canadian television producer
- Kim Elton (born 1948), American politician
- Lewis Elton, researcher into higher education
- Oliver Elton, English literary scholar
- Todd Elton, Australian rules footballer
Given name:
- Elton (comedian), German comedian and host of Elton.tv
- Elton Bennett, American artist
- Elton Brand, basketball player
- Elton Dean, saxophonist
- Elton Figueiredo, Brazilian footballer
- Elton Gallegly, politician
- Elton John, musician
- Elton Mayo, psychologist and sociologist
- Elton Rule, American television executive
- Elton Sawyer, former NASCAR driver
- Élton José Xavier Gomes, football (soccer) player
- Elton Rasmussen, Australian rugby league footballer
- Elton Welsby, English television sports presenter
- Elton Hurtis, Marriott Hotels - General Manager.
English: transferred use of the surname, which originated in the Middle Ages as a local name from any of numerous places in England so called (mostly from the Old English masculine personal name Ella + Old English tūn enclosure, settlement). In England it is largely associated with the singer-songwriter Elton John; born Reginald Dwight, he took his adopted given name in honour of the saxophonist Elton Dean.
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