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Dalten
How to Pronounce Dalten
Pronounced DAWL-tuhn /ˈdɔːltən/High
Meaning: Dalten is a variant spelling of Dalton, an English surname from a common place name. The elements are Old English 'dael', 'valley or dale', and 'tun', 'enclosure, farmstead, town', giving 'settlement in the valley'. Dalton became a popular boys' first name in the 1990s, and Dalten swaps the 'o' for an 'e' while keeping the meaning intact.Low
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
Dalten comes from Dalton, an English surname and village name built from 'dael', valley, and 'tun', town. Surname-names ending in -ton surged for American boys in the 1990s, Dalton among them, and phonetic respellings such as this one appeared as parents personalised a familiar sound.
This spelling stayed rare, reaching only a couple dozen boys a year at its high near 1999 while standard Dalton was widely used. A boy given it then is now in his mid-twenties. Dalton has since cooled, and the -en spelling reads as a small twist on a name of that era rather than a form of its own.
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What does the name Dalten mean?
It's a spelling of Dalton, an English place name meaning 'settlement in the valley'.
How do you pronounce Dalten?
It's said DAWL-tuhn /ˈdɔːltən/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Dalten a boy or girl name?
Dalten is used as a boy's name.
Is Dalten a popular name?
No, this spelling stayed rare, used lightly while standard Dalton was popular.