Meaning of name Clinton
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Meaning 
The name Clinton has the following meaning: From the town on the hill. Place name - "Settlement near the headland".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Clinton is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 718 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Clinton fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 65 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 922 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Clinton in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Clinton is pronounced as klin-tun Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Clinton and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Clinton: Boys - Benton, Bishop, Braden, Branson, Brooks, Chesley, Dartmouth, Johnpaul, Manford, Mason, Perley, Walker, Wilford, Girls - Earlene, Essence, Laquita, Lorna, Rosanna, Rosanne, Rosemarie, Tinnie, Zadie, Both genders - Brook, Cruz, Dean, Justice, Macy, May, Mildred
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Clinton: Clint (English), Clinte, Clintun, Clynt, Clynte, Clynton, Clyntun, Klint, Klinte, Klintun, Klynt, Klynte, Klynton, KlyntunNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Clinton are: Clint
Style 
We think the name Clinton should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Clinton to be: A conservative and educated personIn one word, you might describe Clinton as a(n) " conservative" person. See other "conservative" names for boys.
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Famous persons  The names of some famous persons by the name Clinton (or its variants) are: Clint Eastwood, born on 8 April, a famous actor. Clint Eastwood's background: The film star Clint Eastwood was voted mayor of Carmel, California, and he served for two years. The Oscar-winning actor and film director has his own film production company. He has been married twice and has seven children by five different women. Clinton Davisson, born on 22 October, a famous scientist. Clinton Davisson's background: An American physicist who won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of electron diffraction. Davisson shared the Nobel Prize with George Paget Thomson, who independently discovered electron diffraction at about the same time as Davisson. Clint Benedict, born on 25 September, a famous athlete. Clint Benedict's background: A Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Maroons, including 13 seasons in the National Hockey League.
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