Clayton Name Meaning & Origin
Clayton
Pronunciation: KLAY-tən (key)
Origin of the name Clayton:
Transferred use of the surname originating from a place-name derived from the Old English elements claēg (clay) and tūn (town, settlement, village, enclosure): hence, "settlement near the clay pit."
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Clayton is a nice name, but please don't spell it Klayton.
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Love the name. Though it reminds me of a country boy than any city boy. I would hear it more in Texas than New York
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Clay, Tate
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Adam Clayton Powell, first African-American Congressman representing New York. Harlem's 125th Street is also named after him -- Adam Clayton Powell Blvd.
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Clayton "Clay" Jensen- Thirteen reasons why
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