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Meaning

The name Washington has the following meaning:

One from the town of an intelligent man.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Washington is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Washington in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Washington is pronounced as wash-ing-tun

Origins

Washington originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Washington and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Washington: Boys - Dyer, Oswald, Pinkney, Rayford, Waverly, Willard, Winton, Girls - Autumn, Delois, Geralyn, Kyla, Lainey, Latricia, Lorinda, Tonja, Both genders - Kelsey, River

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Washington: Wash, Washingtown, Washyngton, Washyngtown

Style

We think the name Washington should fall under the following style category: Place Names.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Washington to be: Ambitious, honest and unpretentious

In one word, you might describe Washington as a(n) "unpretentious" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Washington (or its variants) are:

Washington Irving, born on 3 April, a famous author. Washington Irving's background: An American author of the early 19th century. Best known for his short stories 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle' (both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon), he was also a prolific essayist, biographer and historian.

Washington Allston , born on 5 November, a famous poet. Washington Allston 's background: A U.S. poet and influential painter, born in Waccamaw, South Carolina. Allston pioneered America's Romantic movement of landscape painting. He was well known during his lifetime for his experiments with dramatic subject matter and his bold use of light and atmospheric color.

George Washington Owen, born on 20 October, a famous politician. George Washington Owen's background: An American politician from Alabama who served as that state's 3rd District's Representative, and the Mayor of Mobile
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