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Clenton
How to Pronounce Clenton
Pronounced KLEN-tun /ˈklɛn.tən/Medium
Meaning: Clenton is a spelling variant of Clinton, an English surname from a place name. It is usually read as 'hill town' from Old English, and some trace it to a settlement on the River Glyme. The meaning follows the parent Clinton.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Clenton is a spelling variant of Clinton, an English surname drawn from a place name generally read as 'hill town', with one line of the name tied to a settlement by the River Glyme. It appears in United States birth records in the early twentieth century, especially in Southern states, and reached its modest high around 1931. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year.
A boy named Clenton then would be a great-grandfather now, and the form belongs to an era when surnames were freely used as first names. It has not revived - parents who like the sound choose the standard Clinton - but Clenton survives as a distinctive family spelling.
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What does the name Clenton mean?
It is a variant of Clinton, an English place-name surname usually read as 'hill town' or 'hill settlement'.
How do you pronounce Clenton?
It's said KLEN-tun /ˈklɛn.tən/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Clenton a boy or girl name?
Clenton is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Clenton?
It has always been rare, a Clinton variant given to only a couple dozen boys a year around the nineteen-thirties.