STABLEBOY · SCOTTISH (SURNAME/PLACE NAME), FROM OLD ENGLISH TUN
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Maxton
/MAKS · tuhn/
Meaning
“Mack's town”
Scottish surname and place name from Roxburghshire, formed from Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, plus Old English tun meaning 'enclosure, town' - together 'Mack's town'. Used today as a modern English masculine given name taken from the surname.
Nicknames
max
Vibe
strongfriendly
How it ages.
A modern surname-style pick riding the wave of names ending in -ton; unlikely to feel dated soon.
The cultural moment.
Rare; used mostly in English-speaking families as a modern given name taken from the Scottish surname.