Name: Leighton
Gender: Male
Usage: Leighton is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Leighton are in general originating from United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Leighton is: Leek settlement, Town by the meadow.
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Numerology of the first name Leighton: 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 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Leighton is ranked on the 4,676th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 66900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Leighton has eight characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Leighton is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Leighton Baines (born 1984), English footballer
- Leighton Dye (1901–1977), American hurdler
- Leighton James (born 1953), Welsh footballer
- Leighton A. Hope (1921–1998), New York politician
- Leighton Meester (born 1986), American actress and singer-songwriter
- Leighton Phillips (born 1949), Welsh footballer
- Leighton Rees (1940–2003), Welsh dart player
English: transferred use of the surname, which originated as a local name from any of several places named with the Old English elements lēac leek + tūm enclosure, settlement; of these the best known is Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire.
Variant: Layton (a variant spelling of the surname, reflecting the pronunciation).
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