Leighton

Gender:boy

Meaning:settlement with leeks growing’

Origin:English

Pronunciation:lay tun

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Leighton is an Old English surname which refers to ‘a settlement with leeks growing’. It is more common as a surname, and when used as a first name is usually spelt Layton. . It may have originally been given as a first name to continue the family name where a daughter of the Leighton line married.

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