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Daltin
Pronounced DAWL-tin /ˈdɔːl.tɪn/Medium
Meaning: Daltin is a respelling of Dalton, an English place-name and surname from Old English dael, 'valley,' and tun, 'settlement or town,' giving 'valley town.' Swapping the -on ending for -in gives the surname-name a more modern, given-name look while keeping the geographic meaning.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
Daltin is a variant of Dalton, an Old English place-name and surname combining dael, 'valley,' with tun, 'town,' so 'valley town.' Dalton rose as a first name in the late twentieth century, and the -in spelling reflects the fashion for softening surname-names; the meaning stays with the original settlement word.
The spelling was always rare, given to only about a dozen and a half boys a year at its peak around 2005, and it stayed a minor variant. A boy named Daltin then is still in his teens today.
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What does the name Daltin mean?
It is a respelling of Dalton, an English surname from Old English meaning 'valley town.'
How do you pronounce Daltin?
It is said DAWL-tin /ˈdɔːl.tɪn/, two syllables stressed on the first.
Is Daltin a boy or girl name?
Daltin is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Daltin?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only a small number of boys a year at its peak in the mid two-thousands.